James Brolin Keeping The Spark Alive And Is Open To More Ventures At 83

James Brolin isn’t slowing down anytime soon and is dedicated to proving that age is just a number when it comes to doing what you love.

As the 83-year-old actor wraps up his role as the narrator for the third and final season of Netflix’s Sweet Tooth on June 6, he’s already excited for what comes next. He shared his excitement with PEOPLE recently.

“After all these years, I feel like what’s really exciting is your next idea. Film is like the old bread. It’s half price the next day. It’s what’s next that’s exciting,” he stated.

With over six decades in the film industry, James has played diverse roles, from the medical drama Marcus Welby, M.D. to the TV sitcom Life in Pieces. Sweet Tooth was a new venture, marking his first voiceover role — a break he finally got thanks to his friends Susan and Robert Downey Jr., who executive produced the project.

“It was Robert Downey and Susan who said, ‘We want Jim,’” James explained, adding, “I had lunch with him one day, and within several weeks they called and said, ‘We want Jim only. Make a deal with him, Warner Brothers. Make a deal with him, Netflix.’”

Reflecting on this opportunity and why he decided to take on the narrator role, James stated, “I thought that everything they seem to put their hands on has a really good chance.” 

Even after all these years, James can’t get enough of the film industry. “I just love being on a set,” he stated, chalking up the reason he’s taken on so many projects over the years to his love for being on set.

Joking about his prolific career, James says, “I call my wife quality and I’m quantity. She’s done 19 movies, and I’ve done 97 movies alone and 600 hours of television.” James has been married to Barbra Streisand for over 25 years.

Currently, James is already back on set, filming his next project, Netflix’s Ransom Canyon with Josh Duhamel and Minka Kelly. He describes the contemporary Western as the next Yellowstone, but with “real Texan stuff.”

“I don’t plan on stopping work at any time,” the octogenarian reiterates, adding, “I tell everybody, ‘You’re invited to my 110th birthday. Don’t be late.’”