{"id":2250681,"date":"2024-05-22T18:23:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-22T22:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-gun-star-explains-why-hes-moving-away-from-hollywood-after-15-years\/"},"modified":"2024-05-22T18:25:23","modified_gmt":"2024-05-22T22:25:23","slug":"top-gun-star-explains-why-hes-moving-away-from-hollywood-after-15-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-gun-star-explains-why-hes-moving-away-from-hollywood-after-15-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Gun Star Reveals Decision to Leave Hollywood After 15 Years"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftop-gun-star-explains-why-hes-moving-away-from-hollywood-after-15-years%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2250681&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Glen Powell, known\u200c for his role in &#8220;Top Gun: Maverick,&#8221; is leaving Hollywood \u200bto be \u2064closer to family and \u2063pursue further studies. Despite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ca-resort-town-replaces-annual-july-4th-fireworks-display-with-laser-show-citing-trauma-to-pets-and-veterans\/\" title=\"CA Resort Town Replaces Annual July 4th Fireworks Display With Laser Show, Citing Trauma To Pets and Veterans\">stepping back<\/a> from the spotlight after 15 years, Powell plans to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-exclusive-accurate-list-of-2020-election-fraud-cases-shows-81-cases-total-30-still-active-and-not-one-single-court-has-allowed-evidence-to-be-argued\/\" title=\"BREAKING EXCLUSIVE: Accurate List of 2020 Election Fraud Cases Shows 81 Cases Total, 30 Still Active \u2013 And NOT ONE SINGLE COURT Has Allowed Evidence to be Argued\">remain active<\/a> in the film \u2064industry. He \u2062highlighted the importance of maintaining control over his public presence and expressed \u2062his appreciation for\u200d press tours and engagements like appearing on talk shows.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/tom-cruise-and-top-gun-maverick-can-take-another-victory-lap-after-debut-on-paramount\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Top Gun: Maverick<\/a>\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-spike-in-florida-coronavirus-cases-despite-no-mask-mandate\/\" title=\"No Spike in Florida Coronavirus Cases Despite No Mask Mandate\">star<\/a> Glen Powell said now that he\u2019s finally made it in Hollywood as a leading man he\u2019s leaving California to be closer to family and finally graduate. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speaking to the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-features\/glen-powell-interview-hit-man-movie-texas-move-1235905159\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hollywood Reporter<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, the 35-year-old star said after 15 years living in the \u201cfishbowl,\u201d he\u2019s gotten to \u201cthis point in Hollywood\u201d that he can leave, saying it\u2019s like he\u2019s \u201cearned the ability to go back\u201d to his family and home in Texas. Despite his plans to leave Tinseltown, he has no plans to stop making movies and may continue to be involved in the industry.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThe thing that makes me feel in conflict with some parts of this moment is that I like choosing when I\u2019m out in front,\u201d Powell said of his new leading man fame following the romantic comedy \u201cAnyone But You.\u201d \u201cAnd I\u2019m more than happy to be on a press tour.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI love it. I love going on a Jimmy Fallon \u2014 you walk out, you sign autographs, you do the whole thing,\u201d he added, noting it\u2019s the \u201cidea that you\u2019re a function here [in Hollywood]\u201d that he finds most uncomfortable.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Glen Powell \u2014 mentored by Tom Cruise and on every studio wish list \u2014 is returning to his native Texas to party with his folks, escape the L.A. fishbowl and finally graduate college. But don\u2019t worry, you\u2019ll still be seeing him everywhere: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TeApGlq52C\">https:\/\/t.co\/TeApGlq52C<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WInfZXd4nX\">pic.twitter.com\/WInfZXd4nX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/THR\/status\/1793282170154565989?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 22, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cSomeone will go, \u2018Hey, friend, want to come to this guy\u2019s house? Yeah, come over,\u2019\u201d Powell continued. \u201cAnd then you show up, and suddenly you\u2019re there for, like, someone\u2019s tequila launch and all of a sudden there\u2019s a photographer and you\u2019re like, \u2018Wait, what are we doing here?\u2019 And I think you get enough of those that you just want to bring your family as close as possible \u2014 or run to them.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The actor said that for the first time in his whole life, he\u2019s \u201con the radar\u201d \u2014 after struggling for years to get noticed in the movie industry \u2014 calling it weird. \u201cI mean, after \u2018Top Gun,\u2019 a guy would literally be wearing a \u2018Top Gun\u2019 shirt and I\u2019d be talking to him, and it was clear he had no idea.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Despite the fact that he\u2019s finally on every studio\u2019s wish list, Powell said he\u2019s gotten to the point where he\u2019s questioned his relationships and friendships with people in Tinseltown. So, on the advice of fellow Texan and A-list star Matthew McConaughey, he\u2019s decided to move.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cHe\u2019s [McConaughey\u2019s] like, \u2018Hollywood is the Matrix, man,\u201d Powell said. \u201cYou plug in and it\u2019s all fake world.\u2019 He\u2019s like, \u2018Then I go to Austin, and I unplug. It\u2019s all real. Those are my friends, that\u2019s my family, my actions matter there.\u2019\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cAnd he\u2019s right,\u201d he added. \u201cIf you\u2019re here, you live in the Matrix all the time, there\u2019s no separation of 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.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Powell also said with the move he plans to finally graduate from the University of Texas in Austin, which has been challenging ever since his career exploded. Still, he\u2019s continued to take a course or two here or there so he can complete his college degree.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI think it\u2019s really important to my mom and it\u2019s more of an emotional thing for me,\u201d Powell said. \u201cPlus, I\u2019m so close, I can taste it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Glen Powell, star of &#8220;Top Gun: Maverick,&#8221; is leaving Hollywood after finding success as a leading man to be near family and complete his studies. 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