Matthew Fox Won’t Return To TV After Lost

Dr. Jack Shephard is retiring. Sorta. Matthew Fox, who plays the Doctor on the hit Television show Lost, is set to end his television career and focus solely on movies. After 2 hit series on TV for a combined total of 10 years so far, Fox stated that he enjoys his current place in the Lost puzzle but being tied down to a TV series means turning down multiple lucrative roles.

The irony is that many actors have said this before and many have failed at the transition to the big screen. The reason they get the chance to turn down killer movie roles is because they are on a popular TV show. No TV show and the phone doesn't ring. But Fox seems to take it in stride.

Lost star Matthew Fox is to quit TV when the hit show comes to an end in 2010.

The actor, 41, is delighted at the huge success of the J.J. Abrams-created show, but admits his work on Lost has forced him to turn down other, more lucrative movie roles.

"He says, "I am getting these cool offers now, and often I can’t take them because of my responsibilities to Lost. I’m well aware that the success of the show is a big part of why I’m getting the offers and so my priority is to the show.

"But I won’t be doing anymore television after Lost. That level of commitment to one character is just something I won’t do again." (source)