James Corden mentioned his deliberate departure from his late-night discuss present is "terrifying," including, "who walks away from such a factor?"
"It is such a beautiful job. It is the perfect eight years of my life. It is given me greater than I ever might have dreamt it could possibly be," he mentioned Friday on "CBS Mornings."
Corden, who has hosted "The Late Late Present with James Corden" on CBS since 2015, first introduced in April that he plans to depart on the finish of the 2023 season.
He mentioned he feels excited and scared about "leaping into the unknown."
"Once I began this journey, it was all the time going to be simply that. It was going to be a journey, an journey," Corden advised an viewers earlier this yr as he introduced his upcoming departure. "I by no means noticed it as my ultimate vacation spot, you understand? And I by no means need this present to overstay its welcome in any approach. I all the time need to love making it. And I actually suppose in a yr from now that will likely be a superb time to maneuver on and see what else could be on the market."
Corden mentioned Friday that he will likely be "a large number" on his final present and will not be capable to maintain it collectively.
"However the purpose to depart is: we're a great distance from house, you understand, in Los Angeles, and there is folks at house who're getting older, and we would like our youngsters to know them and be round them," mentioned Corden, who has three kids and is from England.
"Anybody who's bought children is aware of that feeling of simply wanting to place down roots in a spot the place your loved ones would possibly — are gonna be," he added.
Corden additionally mentioned capturing his new present "Mammals" made him really feel like there are different issues that he "could be able to."
In "Mammals," a six-episode Amazon collection, Corden performs a chef whose world is upended when he discovers stunning secrets and techniques about his spouse. He mentioned that as quickly as he learn Episode 1 of the collection about three years in the past, he knew he wished to be part of it.
He says he advised the author of the present, Jez Butterworth: "I'd give something to be a part of this. I would give something to do it."
"I feel it is type of the right watch over the vacations," he added.