"As long as you are healthy, you still want to produce," the former late night television host told 'GQ' David Letterman doesn’t have plans of retiring anytime soon. Speaking to GQ for the magazine’s Video Cover Story in an interview published Wednesday,

David Letterman is the definition of success, and he doesn't appear to be slowing down anytime soon. The 77-year-old television personality, who captured audiences' hearts hosting Late Night With David Letterman for 33 years,

In a recently published interview with GQ, Letterman talked about his career, including the fact that he plans to continue it. “Retirement is a myth,” he said when asked if he would consider himself “semi-retired” now. “Retirement is nonsense. You won’t retire,” Letterman added. “The human mechanism will not allow you to retire.”

“Retirement is a myth. Retirement is nonsense,” he told the publication when asked about the status of his career. “You won’t retire. The human mechanism will not allow you to retire. What do [people] do? Sit there and wait for ‘Judge Judy’ to come on?”

The most decorated late-night host in the history of television meets GQ's Zach Baron in his hometown for a wide-ranging discussion on the cost of showbiz, the art of interviewing, and why he'll never retire.

"Retirement is nonsense. You won't retire. The human mechanism will not allow you to retire," Letterman, who left "The Late Show" show in 2015, told GQ.

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