The actor, 52, is known for his roles in films like "American Gangster", "Body of Lies", and "Gladiator", but at 52, he is no longer willing to put himself at risk to shoot his own stunts because it takes much longer to recover from any injuries, reported Contactmusic.
"I'm an old bloke now, and I used to pride myself on as many 100 percent shots as I could provide for the director, and I still do, but I have a conversation with the director beforehand, which is like, 'You're dealing with 52-year-old tendons...,'" he said on US breakfast show "Good Morning America".
"It was just obvious to me that this kind of duo needed something of that traditional, physical difference," he said.