Marvel alum Chris Evans said he ditched California living to appreciate the changing seasons in Massachusetts.
The 42-year-old “Avengers: Endgame” star discussed his thoughts during a cover story interview with GQ. He said Los Angeles gave him “Pavlovian anxiety” and that returning to his home state offered a sense of peace in his life.
Evans said arriving back East “takes me back to a place when life was not just simpler—that’s too reductive—but to a time where I was more pure, I guess; where my ego and my insecurities weren’t such a dominant force that I had to push against.”
Later, he said, “The fact that trees are green blows my mind.” The actor also discussed how becoming self-focused makes him unhappy.
“I’ve just learned early on that when I go small, I suffer,” Evans told the outlet. “When I look at my own life and it’s under a microscope, or when I consider my own experience, it leads to cyclical unhappiness.”
The “Captain America” star also mentioned how he picks projects now based on the season. As he told GQ, “Now it’s really about, well: What time of year are we filming? Am I gonna miss autumn? You know, I don’t want to miss autumn. I only have so many of them.”
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Evans said he’s content at this point to leave Hollywood behind. “I could just make furniture for nobody and be happy,” he added.
“I don’t want to waste too much time in this industry, but that doesn’t really feel.… That doesn’t sound correct. I don’t want to occupy too much space in an industry that I’ve already poured 20 years into,” Evans said.
He continued, “Sometimes I wonder if I’m lacking some sort of—like, I think I’m a very driven person. I have a lot of energy. I wake up early, I get a lot done in a day, but it’s not always focused on acting. Sometimes reading a script is the last thing I want to do.”
Despite this, the actor didn’t rule out a return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, giving the idea a “maybe.”
“I’ll never say never, just because it was such a wonderful experience,” he said. “But I’m also very precious with it. It’s something that I am very proud of. And like I said, sometimes I can’t believe it even happened. And I wouldn’t want the black eye if it felt like a cash grab or if it didn’t live up to expectations or if it just felt like it wasn’t connected to that original thing….So, no time soon.”