SODERBERGH ON STORYTELLING AND EARLY RETIREMENT | The Filmmaker Magazine Blog:
"“After I worked with Clint [Eastwood] I went back and said, ‘Look, Clint is having a blast and he’s going to be 80 years old.’ And Steven says back, ‘Yeah, but he’s a storyteller and I’m not,’” Damon recounted. “If you’re an actor or a writer or someone working in film, it’s such a waste. For me, I’m going to spend the next 40 years trying to become a great director and I will never reach what he’s reached. And he’s walking away from it.”"

Agreed. Soderbergh is one of a handful of directors with a half dozen essential films to their credit. And he's still doing great work. The Girlfriend Experience was exceptional.