Washington DC, June 18 -- Actor Actor Eric Dane has no plans of stepping away from acting amid his amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) diagnosis, reported People.

The 52-year-old opened up about living with the rare degenerative disease and why he has no plans to give up his career.

"I'm going to ride this 'til the wheels fall off," he said, adding, "It keeps me sharp. It keeps me moving forward, which is super important right now."

"I feel great when I'm at work," he continued. "Of course, there have been some sort of setbacks, but I feel pretty good. My spirit is always pretty buoyant, so at the end of the day, that's all that matters," reported People.

After multiple television roles in the 1990s and 2000s, which included his recur...