Actor Chris Hemsworth clarified some of his previous statements about taking a step back from Hollywood, saying his words were exaggerated in the media.
“It all got a little sort of blown out of proportion,” the 39-year-old star told Entertainment Tonight during an interview published Wednesday. “I wanted to take off because I’ve been working for 10 years, and I’ve got three kids that I want to spend more time with.”
Hemsworth had originally said he wanted to take a break from Hollywood to focus on his family in the aftermath of finding out he had a high risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease in the future. The “Avengers” star told Vanity Fair in November that finding the results “really triggered something in me to want to take some time off.”
“Now when I finish this tour this week, I’m going home and I’m going to have a good chunk of time off and just simplify. Be with the kids, be with my wife,” he told the outlet at the time.
Hemsworth told ET about how working on the Disney+ adventure series “Limitless” changed his entire outlook on life.
“Doing that show, each episode resonated in such a way that made me realize how life is just flying by, and I wanted to be still for long periods and more often,” he told the outlet.
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“The information about the predisposition… allowed me to make all the changes — whether it be nutrition, my training, my mental fitness. Which is the point of the series. The whole point for me was to give people access to tools, knowledge, information on how to live a better, longer, healthier life,” he said.
“I’ve been running from project to project for long time, just to avoid being unemployed or that fear that it’s the last job you’ll get, you know?” Hemsworth continued. “I want to be more curated about the choices I make, things I immerse myself in or I’m involved in. I want to have greater value and work with great people.”
The Australian-born actor is married to Elsa Pataky and has three children with her. His next project, “Extraction 2,” was released June 16 on Netflix.