March 2012: When "30 Rock" Will Change Forever

30 Rock and My Sister's Keeper star Alec Baldwin bares his soul for Playboy's July/August issue, in it describing a Baldwin-less 30 Rock. "I'm done in 2012. In March 2012 I'll wake up and say, 'What am I going to do now? Am I done?' I think I will be done. I may finish a play or something, but I'm retiring at the wrap party," he told the magazine. Frankly, a future without John Francis "Jack" Donaghy is one we never hope to countenance. But I guess that's what Hulu is for.

Also in the profile is the 51-year-old actor's admission that he considered suicide after a nasty voicemail he left for his daughter was leaked online. ""[I was] very serious … I spoke to a lot of professionals, who helped me … If I committed suicide, they [Kim Basinger's side] would have considered that a victory. Destroying me was their avowed goal."

Check out the full interview here.

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