Chris Evans insists he won't quit acting anytime soon.
The 'Caption America: The Winter Soldier' star, who recently stated he wouldn't be taking on any more acting roles aside from the Marvel commitments that he is contractually bound to, feels "silly" for suggesting he was no longer interest being in front of the camera and was eager to focus on directing.
The 32-year-old actor told 'Good Morning America' on Monday (31.03.14): "By no means am I planning on retiring. It's kind of a silly statement. But I certainly am going to try to focus a bit more on directing at this point."
He added: "I said that I directed last year. I really responded to it. I really enjoyed it. I'd love to focus a little bit more on that."
Chris attempted to clarify comments he made in an interview earlier this month, during which he said: "I've known for a while I wanted to direct. But [time] never really opens up. There's another movie to do, there's another acting job. It just got to a point where I was like, you know what - I have to do this.
"If I'm acting at all, it's going to be under Marvel contract, or I'm going to be directing. I can't see myself pursuing acting strictly outside of what I'm contractually obligated to do."

Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin want a quick divorce.
The former couple, who announced their separation last Tuesday (25.03.14) after 10 years of marriage, reportedly want to legally dissolve their relationship as quickly as possible, as they are worried things could turn ugly between them.
A source told gossip website TMZ.com that the 41-year-old actress and 37-year-old Coldplay rocker, who have daughter Apple, nine, and son Moses, seven, are trying to come to an amicable custodial and financial agreement, as they have no interest in airing their dirty laundry in a trial.
One insider claimed the couple have both done things during their marriage that they don't want to be exposed in leaked legal documents and are eager to avoid any more cheating rumours.
The source added that they are determined to keep their split amicable so a judge will sign off on their divorce sooner rather than later.
But it seems the 'Iron Man 3' actress is unlikely to start dating again anytime soon, as she admitted during an interview in 2012 that she was glad her single days were behind her and had found her "sexuality" with Chris.
Speaking on celebrity interview series 'The Conversation with Amanda De Cadenet,' she said: "I personally think that only in a committed relationship where you trust the other person with everything and there's real intimacy there, that's where you find your sexuality. You don't find it on a one-night stand.
"It has to be a longer term situation where you're completely safe and that's where it starts to reveal itself."
She also joked that she had "s****ed everyone" when she was younger.

Mila Kunis flew to Iowa to show Ashton Kutcher's family her growing baby bump.
The newly engaged couple, who are expecting her first child together, were spotted being "super lovely dovey together" at Los Angeles International Airport, as they headed to his hometown of Cedar Rapids for one night on Saturday (29.03.14).
A source told UsMagazine.com that the 'Two and a Half Men' actor, 36, and the 'Black Swan' star, 30, stayed with his mother Diane Finnegan Kutcher.
They were also spotted shopping at Target and had dinner at Granite City restaurant with his family during their brief visit, before flying back to LAX on Sunday (30.03.14).
A source previously revealed the former 'That 70s Show' co-stars are thrilled to be expecting their first child later this year.
The insider said: "They are happy, healthy, and excited to start a family."
A friend recently claimed the couple are planning to get married in an LA registry office as early as next month.
But another source insisted: "There is no rush to get married. The wedding will be very intimate and private."
Ashton, 36, began dating the brunette beauty in 2012, following his split from his first wife Demi Moore, but they have known each other since Mila was 14.

Linda Perry and Sara Gilbert have got married.
The couple, who started dating in 2011 and got engaged last April, tied the knot in a low-key ceremony on Sunday (30.03.14).
A spokesperson for 'The Talk' co-host confirmed the news to PEOPLE.com.
Guests at their nuptials included actress Juliette Lewis, who shared her excitement on Twitter, writing: "Holiday by Madonna playin, sun is beaming,gettin ready 4 the wedding of 1of my fave couples in the universe @RealLindaPerry @THEsaragilbert. (sic)"
The former 4 Non Blondes singer, who has penned hits for Christina Aguilera, Pink and Gwen Stefani, and the 39-year-old actress have yet to comment on their secret wedding.
Former 'Roseanne' star Sara, who has son, Levi, nine, and daughter Sawyer, six, with her ex-girlfriend Alison Adler, previously revealed that Linda, 48, popped the question during a romantic music-themed picnic last year.
She said: "I'm sitting there listening and I'm kind of daydreaming and I'm thinking like, 'If I ever proposed to her this would be an amazing way to do it.' The people picnicking next to us pull out string instruments from under the blanket, walk over and they start playing 'Love Song.'
"She goes to her backpack and she pulls out these T-shirts and the first T-Shirt says 'will' and then puts on another T-shirt and it says, 'you,' then 'marry,' 'me.' It was the most amazing proposal ever."

Selena Gomez's new house was broken into on Sunday night (30.03.14). A 21-year-old man was arrested at the singer's $3 million mansion in Calabasas, California, which she bought last week, and charged for burglary and trespassing. A source told gossi...

Kelly Osbourne feels "spoilt rotten" by her father.
The 'Fashion Police' host was thrilled Ozzy Osbourne sent a private plane to pick her up to take her to New York ahead of his group Black Sabbath's show at Brooklyn's Barclays Center tonight (31.03.14).
She tweeted: "Dadda I'm on my way to you! Just waiting on mum.... I can't believe you sent a plane for me you really do spoil me rotten! I am the luckiest girl in the world to have a father like you!!!!! I love you soooooooo much Dadda #blacksabbath #madisonsquargardens (sic)"
Though Kelly was excited about making the trip, she admitted there was one aspect of the journey she wasn't looking forward to.
She added: "Take offs will forever give me the fear!!!! (sic)"
And the 29-year-old star has had quite a weekend of travel, as on Friday (28.03.14) she joined her mother Sharon Osbourne at Sir Elton John's 67th birthday celebrations in Las Vegas, before heading for an "adventure" in Palm Springs, California, with her friends on Saturday (29.03.14).
She tweeted on Saturday: "When @milktyson & @thedingoinsnow told me they where taking me on an adventure to take my mind off of work..,, I had no idea we would end up in Palm Springs!!! #vampire
(sic)"

Simon Cowell's ex-girlfriend is to be Godmother to his son.
The music mogul and his partner Lauren Silverman have asked singer Sinitta - who previously revealed she aborted the 'X Factor' boss' baby in the 1980s - to look after the spiritual welfare of six-week-old Eric.
Posting a photo of herself cradling the baby on twitter, she wrote: "
"Wanted you to be the first (well after my mom and children) to hear about my next, serious new role... Drum roll...
"At Mothers Day lunch with Mom, Magdalena, Zac, @JasonJGale @SimonCowell I was asked to be godmother to Baby Eric!!! X (sic)"
Sinitta - who chose Simon to be Godfather to her children Magdalena and Zac - has remained close to the 54-year-old star and previously admitted she felt "betrayed" when she found out he was to be a father.
She said in September: "I was completely and utterly stunned. I was in such a daze, to the point where I wondered if I was dreaming it.
"We knew we were all close friends but I didn't realize he and Lauren were falling in love and, when I found out, I will admit I was taking aback and did feel a sense of betrayal"

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie will mark their marriage with matching tattoos.
The 'Moneyball' actor and his actress fiancee - who raise six children together - already each have multiple pieces of body art but want to commemorate their union with some "weird" new inkings.
A source said: "[They are deciding] with what and where they will ink themselves to mark their long-awaited marriage.
"Brad really wants to do something special, and frankly, a little weird to mark the occasion, and they want to get the exact same design, in the exact same spot in their bodies."
The couple are planning to have the designs etched somewhere that isn't always visible and Brad, 50, is particularly enjoying coming up with the right piece.
The source added to RadarOnline.com: "Brad is like a teenager again as he and Angelina decide on their matching tattoos. He's let Angelina help him pick out tatts in the past but this time it's a real collaboration.
"Don't expect it to be something that's visible when they're out day to day. They might just acknowledge to the press that they did it, but keep the actual content of the tattoos as their love secret."
Brad and 38-year-old Angelina - who got engaged in 2012 - are expected to marry later this year.

Sir Elton John and David Furnish are teaching their sons about the "diversity of families".
The couple raise Zachary, three, and Elijah, 16 months, together and their oldest son is now beginning to understand that households often have different parents so they are keen for them to celebrate the differences in family units.
David told People: "Our oldest is just starting to get his head around daddy and a papa, and not a mommy and a daddy, because he just started to go to pre-nursery school with other kids.
"He's learning about the mixture of different families. We read books to him that really celebrate the diversity of families in society today. We want to make sure that our boys realise that there are all different kinds of families and all families are great."
At the weekend, the couple - who entered into a civil partnership in 2005 - announced their intention to wed after same-sex marriage was made legal in the UK, and though they are planning an intimate ceremony in May, they would have tied the knot sooner if it weren't for the 'Rocket Man' singer's commitment to his Las Vegas residency.
David said: "Elton's on this side of the world for his [Las Vegas residency show], and we're not in the UK. Had we been in the UK., we would have done it this weekend, absolutely.
"We'll go to the registry again and we'll take the boys with us. Take along the one or two witnesses that we need and make it very small and intimate."
Elton added in an interview with Matt Lauer on 'Today': "We'll do it very quietly. But we will do it and it will be a joyous occasion and we will have our children."

Katie Price has invited Prince Harry to a barbecue.
The former glamour model took to Twitter to apologise to the prince for not inviting him to her 2005 nuptials to Peter Andre, 41, but said she wants the royal to pop around her house for a "cuppa", or to try out her "legendary" grill cook out.
Katie, 35, wrote: "There is no more weddings but ur welcome to pop over for a cuppa anytime or chill at one of my legendary bbqs xxxx (sic)."
The invitation comes after it was revealed that Prince Harry, 29, said he would rather have attended Katie's wedding to Peter than the nuptials of his stepbrother Tom Parker Bowles, in the ongoing phone hacking trial.
The Duchess of Cornwall's son got married on the same day Katie - who wed Alex Reid before getting hitched to Kieran Hayler last year- wed the 'Mysterious Girl' singer in an over-the-top celebrity ceremony.
Journalist Clive Goodman - who worked for now defunct newspaper the News of the World at the time - claimed Harry told a fellow guest at the Parker Bowles wedding: "To be honest I'd rather be at Jordan's."
It was revealed in court that the former royal editor claimed a lip reader, hired by the now defunct tabloid to watch the royals, had picked up the comment.

A new Michael Jackson album will be released in May.
The LP, titled 'Xscape', will include eight unheard tracks from the late singer's vaults and is in conjunction with his estate and Epic Records, who announced the news on his official website today (31.03.14).
Label boss L.A. Reid took the lead on the album, which will be out on May 13, and went about "contemporising" each of the recordings.
He said in a statement: "Michael left behind some musical performances that we take great pride in presenting through the vision of music producers that he either worked directly with or expressed strong desire to work with," adding, "We are extremely proud and honoured to present this music to the world."
Timbaland is the lead producer for the record, while Rodney Jerkins, Stargate, Jerome 'Jroc' Harmon and John McClain have also worked on the surprise record.
L.A Reid added: "'Xscape' continues the tradition of naming Jackson's albums after one of its songs. The title track was written and produced by Jackson and Jerkins, who recorded the original with the singer."
Epic will release a deluxe edition of the record which will include all the sourced recordings in their original form.
Meanwhile, the singer's track 'Slave to the Rhythm' featured in an advert for Sony.

Rita Ora was "nervous" about working with Calvin Harris.
The 23-year-old singer, who has been dating the superstar DJ on/off for a year, chose him to produce her latest single 'I Will Never Let You Down', which she claims is a "love song you can dance to".
When asked if she can concentrate in the recording studio with Calvin, she told BBC Radio 1's Nick Grimshaw: "No, no I can't. Do you know, funny story, I was actually again a bit nervous, because he's never seen me in work mode. I was like, 'What if I riff a bit bad?'
"But literally just ten minutes in he was so blunt, I think it's the Scottish-ness in him, he was just like 'no' etc and it happened so quick. It was a very good experience.
"It's about having fun ... and cos I take everything so seriously, I'm always a bit like work, work. He's like, you really need to just enjoy it. And I agree, so I'm just enjoying it right now. And I'm happy we kinda did it together. (sic)"
She added: "It's a nice little feeling for me, it makes it personal."
The 'R.I.P' hitmaker, who also launched her single by releasing dozens of balloons in London's Leicester Square today (31.03.14), will perform at a number of festivals this summer is looking forward to sharing her new music with her fans.
She said: "Summertime is the time when people want soundtracks of summer. People just want to listen to music and feel good and have a barbecue, sit in the grass, rub their bottoms on the grass, and you know, just feel life. And that's what I think everybody needs.
"I love performing live really, it's my favourite thing. You see people, you can do what you want and get away with it on stage.
"The five seconds before you go on stage [is the best bit], and the five minutes after the comedown when you come off stage... For me that's the worst part."