US actor Alec Baldwin says he has lost interest in acting and considers his film career a failure.

"I don't have any interest in acting anymore," Baldwin, 51, told in an interview for its December issue.

Going out on a high note ... Alec Baldwin accepts the Outstanding Lead Actor Emmy for his performance in 30 Rock.

Baldwin, best-known for his Emmy-award winning role in the NBC comedy and the man chosen to co-host the 2010 Oscar ceremony, added: "Movies are a part of my past. It's been 30 years. I'm not young, but I have time to do something else".

Baldwin began a television acting career in the 1980s and has filmed scores of movies, including the 1988 cult classic . He was nominated for an Academy Award for his role in the 2003 film and stars in the upcoming movie with Meryl Streep and his Oscar co-host Steve Martin.