Matlock script made Bates reconsider retiring from acting

Stop the presses-Kathy Bates isn't ready to retire after "Matlock" like we thought.

- SANDRA MCDONALD

She was "one foot out the door" with her acting career until she read showrunner Jennie Snyder Urman's script for the Andy Griffith drama reboot, Bates told ABC's George Pennacchio during a red carpet interview Sunday at the 76th Emmy Awards.

Bates said the retirement buzz was "kind of a misunderstanding" after she referred to "Matlock" as her "last dance" in an interview with the New York Times last week.

"I was very flattered that everybody was upset," the "Misery" star told "ET" at the Emmys.