Bill & Ted star Alex Winter has credited his decision to temporarily leave Hollywood as the reason his life turned out positively.

Speaking to The Guardian in an article published on Friday, November 7, the actor, 60, reflected on leaving fame behind in pursuit of a less public life after experiencing sexual abuse as a child and facing burnout from his acting career.

Winter told the outlet he was “fried” from acting by 26, and left Los Angeles for New York before moving to London. He opted to lean into work behind the camera instead of in front of it.

“I just wanted to get the hell out of the public eye, and just be on the tube, going to my office in Soho and start a family,” he told The Guardian.

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