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A fresh route is being led by Glen Powell. The Top Gun: Maverick actor is returning to his native Texas from Los Angeles. Powell told The Hollywood Reporter that one benefit of "getting to this point in Hollywood is that I can now leave Hollywood," despite the fact that leaving at such a high moment in his career may seem dubious to some. It feels as though I've merited returning to my family."
In reality, he's moving to be closer to his family, which is one of the reasons he's moving—along with completing his college education.
Powell, who first left the University of Texas after his freshman year to pursue his career and is now just a few classes away from graduating, told the publication in a cover story published on May 22 that "I think it's really important to my mom, and it's more of an emotional thing for me." "Plus, I'm so close, I can taste it."
Matthew McConaughey, a well-known Texan, was the one who told him that returning home would be just fine.
"He's like, 'Hollywood is the Matrix, man. You plug in, and it's all fake world,'" Powell explained. "He's like, 'Then I go to Austin, and I unplug. It's all real. Those are my friends; that's my family; my actions matter there.' And he's right. If you're here, you live in the matrix all the time; there's no separation between those worlds. And for me, especially as my parents get older and my niece and nephew are growing up, I want a separation of those worlds."
To be clear, the 35-year-old is just leaving Hollywood—not the industry. That said, there are aspects of Tinseltown he's happy to leave behind, including that "fishbowl feeling" he gets when people snap photos of him on their phones.
The Anyone But You star, who still owns his New York apartment, said, "The thing that makes me feel in conflict with some parts of this moment is that I like choosing when I'm out in front." "And being on a press tour makes me very pleased. I adore it. I adore appearing on a Jimmy Fallon show because you just have to walk out and sign autographs."
What else does Powell dislike? doubting the intentions of others.
"This idea that you have a role in this," he continued. Someone will say, "Hey, buddy, want to come to this guy's house?" Sure, do come on over. When you finally get there, you find yourself at someone's tequila launch. Suddenly, a photographer appears, and you ask yourself, "What are we doing here?" And you probably encounter enough of those to simply want to flee home or be as close to your family as possible."
