Mark Wahlberg is getting candid about his expedited plans to leave Hollywood.
The 50-year-old Lovely Bones actor recently opened up about wanting to part ways with acting "sooner rather than later," so that he can take more time to focus on his family, as it's become increasingly difficult to leave them for long periods of time to film projects.
The 50-year-old recently opened up with ET about leaving his acting career behind so that he can spend less time away from his family for extended periods.
He revealed that filming a movie can sometimes require him to be away from his family, filming for several months at a time.
The pair have two daughters, Ella Rae, 18, and Grace Margaret, 12, and two sons, Michael, 16, and Brendan, 13.
Father Stu was released on April 13th in theaters.
He explained that nowadays, he only wants to be a part of gritty, profound projects like this one.
As a man of strong faith, himself, Wahlberg shared that he wouldn't mind seeing more faith-based movies and TV shows like Father Stu being made in Hollywood.
"I definitely want to focus on making more. I wouldn't say necessarily just faith-based content but things that will help people," he continued.
"So, hopefully, this movie will open a door for not only myself but for lots of other people in Hollywood to make more meaningful content," he said.
"This movie's really touching everybody who sees it because we're all going through something," he said of the film. "These are very difficult times and so to be able to share this with other people and remind people that things can get better ... we've gotta lock arms and support each other."
He added that he's been a lot more selective lately about what movies he wants to be a part of.
"It's gotta be something special to really bring me, you know, to leave home, to leave those guys behind," he told ET.
"Because it's the biggest sacrifice in the making for sure," the actor explained.
