Pete Davidson discussed the prospect of quitting Saturday Night Live in a recent round table discussion with the Hollywood Reporter. For the last seven years, the comic has been a cast member of the late-night sketch comedy program.

The comic said of his 7-year-long run with the show, in comparison to Kenna Thompson’s 20-year run with the show: “Yeah, I’m good. I’m surprised I made it to seven. I’m ready to hang up the jersey. Kenan’s like f—— Karl Malone out there.”

Ted Danson, Lamorne Morris, and Chris Redd who is a fellow SNL cast member joined Davidson on stage where Davidson spoke about what it’s like to work on SNL earlier in the chat while outlining his tenure with the program.

“Well, so few come my way that I have to do them all,” he explained. “The thing about SNL is you really don’t have much of a say. It’s just, ‘Hey, this is what you’re going to do this week,’ and you’re like, ‘Oh, cool.’ I do like the randomness of it and I usually play very dumb characters. So, it’s very easy for me. (Laughs.) I have one character that I’ve done in my seven years on the show, which shows how fuckin’ great I am. His name is Chad and he’s very dumb and every response is just, ‘OK.’ And I see a lot of myself in Chad.”

Davidson later revealed in the session that when it all comes to an end, he aspires to have a career similar to that of Adam Sandler or Eddy Murphy.

“I like what Sandler did where he’s like, ‘These are my eight friends, we’re going to do this formula for the next 30 to 50 years.’ He built this entire universe for himself, and he’s in his own lane. That’s the model,” he said.

“Also, the way he carries himself I try to follow. He’s so kind to everyone, and you never hear of a Sandler issue — there’s never like a Sandler-gate. Any time you see that guy’s face, it’s associated with smiles and good vibes. That’s the thing I’m trying to follow.”

Big plans ahead for the comic and we hope his decision to exit the show aligns with everything else he’s aiming at.

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