These famous actors reject the LA lifestyle

"Hollywood is not a healthy place," and Angelina Jolie is getting out

Stars Insider

06/12/23 | StarsInsider

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Most aspiring actors tend to move to Los Angeles to help launch their careers. It's an obvious place to start, but once they've established themselves, they have far more financial freedom to live exactly where they want to. 

In the case of Angelina Jolie, she grew up in the spotlight at the heart of it all thanks to her showbiz parents, Jon Voight and Marcheline Bertrand. In a December interview with the Wall Street Journal, the actress shared her true feelings about the city. “Because I grew up around Hollywood, I was never very impressed with it. I never bought into it as significant or important.” While this pragmatism may have been helpful when she was beginning her career, times have changed. “I wouldn’t be an actress today,” Jolie revealed. “When I was starting out, it wasn’t as much of an expectation to be as public, to share so much.” Today, Jolie says she might have stuck to theater to stay out of the public eye.

The Oscar-winner shared that she plans to leave LA and relocate to her home in Cambodia when she has the opportunity. The Hollywood lifestyle doesn't appeal to her, but Jolie has been more tied down than ever in recent years. “It’s part of what happened after my divorce. I lost the ability to live and travel as freely," she explained. "I will move when I can. I grew up in quite a shallow place. Of all the places in the world, Hollywood is not a healthy place. So you seek authenticity.”

Take a browse to see who else has shunned the LA lifestyle in favor of something quieter, better, or just different!

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