Glen Powell leaves Hollywood California for Texas…
Glen Powell didn’t need the glitz and glam that comes with residing in Hollywood.
During a current interview with Vanity Fair for its 2026 Hollywood Issue, the 37-year-old “Twisters” actor spoke about why he selected to go away Los Angeles and transfer back to his hometown of Austin, Texas, despite his success.
“I needed a spiritual place where I could hang my hat and truly be unplugged,” he said. “If you live in LA … where everyone is sort of a part of this thing, you can’t ever sign off of that app.”
It appears Powell moved from one appearing scorching spot to another, telling the outlet “there’s so much being shot around Texas now. It’s about to get even more competitive.”
After shifting to the Lone Star State, Powell enrolled in lessons at the University of Texas at Austin.
“I literally just paid my tuition two days ago for next semester,” he said, including he’s under no phantasm this profession will last eternally.
“Anyone who believes that they’re going to be top dog forever has not studied how Hollywood works,” he said. “So, the best that you can do is really work as hard as you possibly can. Make things that you believe in, treat people well and hope that you leave the world with some classic things that they can continue watching for years to come.”
Glen Powell attends a faculty soccer recreation in Austin, Texas, on Oct. 19, 2024. Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
He beforehand opened up about his choice to transfer back to his hometown during a June 2024 interview with USA Today.
At the time, he told the outlet it was always his “goal” to transfer back home after gaining “enough traction in LA. My parents just turned 70, and you want to enjoy every moment you have near your family.”
“It’s really fun to be around people that love movies and love the business. However, sometimes that echo chamber can be not so great for you on the mental health level,” he said. “When all you do is consume movies and entertainment, you could become a little self-aware and maybe derivative of yourself. Your personal life, there’s no sort of freedom there. There’s storytelling around that, and I feel like that’s just not good for you on the long term.”
Glen Powell attends the United States Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, on Oct. 19, 2025. REUTERS
Glen Powell speaks onstage during “The Running Man” New York Comic Con presentation at the Javits Center in New York, on Oct. 10, 2025. Getty Images for Paramount Pictures
Powell spoke with Vanity Fair in November 2024 about his bumpy start in Hollywood as a “struggling actor,” saying “there’s no harder place to live than being in Hollywood.”
He made his movie debut in 2003’s “Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over” and later appeared in the 2007 movie “The Great Debaters,” starring Denzel Washington.
After impressing Washington while on set, the veteran actor launched him to his agent, Ed Limato, who satisfied him to transfer to Los Angeles.
“Even at the darkest moments in that town, when I really didn’t have anything happening, you sort of have to lie to yourself, at least a little bit, and act like this is that chapter of the story where things just aren’t going right,” Powell said.
Looking back, the “Anyone But You” star said he was grateful for that time of his life, saying it gave him “a chance to understand a lot about writing” and to “occupy different types of jobs” that taught him the ins and outs of financing and producing a project.
After getting his big break in the 2022 film “Top Gun: Maverick,” Powell co-wrote and starred in the 2023 film, “Hit Man,” which earned him a Golden Globe nomination for lead actor.
He is presently starring in “The Running Man” alongside Coleman Domingo and Josh Brolin.
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