Sam Neill reveals why he never moved to Hollywood at the height of his fame

He’s the New-Zealand born actor who became a Hollywood megastar in the ’90s.

But now, Sam Neill has revealed why he never moved to Los Angeles at the height of his fame.

In an interview with GQ Magazine, the 72-year-old Jurassic Park star said: ‘I like going there, I have a lot of friends there and I’m always happy to work there but I just don’t want to live there. It’s not a conducive state of mind.’

Sam went on to say he did live in Los Angeles with his family for one year but he still had to travel for work.

‘I did take my family over at one point in the early 90s and spent one year in LA, but every job I did that year was in Argentina, the Czech Republic – anywhere but Hollywood,’ he said.

‘And I thought “Why am I living in Hollywood if I’m not working in Hollywood and I don’t like it here?”‘

Sam’s interview comes after he discussed the future of his upcoming blockbuster, Jurassic World 3 after production was suspended amid the coronavirus pandemic. 

The movie was just two weeks into filming in London when the COVID-19 pandemic struck, grinding production to a halt.

Sam starred in the first two installments of the popular trilogy and has suggested that filming should be relocated from London to Australia. 

‘I’d like to think that maybe we can start or restart in this part of the world,’ the 72-year-old actor said during an interview with Nova 96.9’s Fitzy & Wippa. 

He went on to suggest that outdoor scenes could be filmed in either Australia or New Zealand, and then finish up in the London studio.

‘I’d like to think we’re supposed to be in London, but it’s a complete mess at the moment,’ he added.

‘We’re using the (James) Bond stage. They built these enormous sets of the Bond stage in London, so they’d like to use those ideally.’