Kurt Russell proved Hollywood wrong by ditching LA decades before the celebrity exodus began

Kurt Russell wasn't looking for an escape, but found home in the mountains after leaving Los Angeles.Russell, 75, admitted that his ranch life in Colorado allows him to do "the things that I want to do on a day-to-day basis.""What I want to look at, what I want to be a part of — all the things that Colorado has to offer," he told People magazine."I wanted to eventually get into the ranching life."KURT RUSSELL REVEALS WHY COLORADO MOUNTAIN LIVING WITH GOLDIE HAWN TRUMPS HOLLYWOOD GLAMOURKurt Russell said he wished he spent more time at his ranch in Colorado during a red carpet event.(Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)He added, "When Goldie and I got together, a couple of years later, we both built a ranch there together, where our family has grown up.

That was 40 years ago."The "Tombstone" star caught noted that his decision to leave Hollywood at the time wasn't a popular option within the entertainment industry."I wasn't escaping.I was just living where I live," he said.

"I was fortunate that it really didn't make any difference.TOM GREEN DITCHES HOLLYWOOD FOR FARM LIFE AFTER WILD RIDE TO FAME"But when I did it, nobody else was doing that.I had many people tell me, 'Well, that's goodbye.

That's it.' I said, 'Well, we'll see.'"He's witnessed the exodus out of the City of Angels in the years since he chose a more relaxed lifestyle in Colorado with his family.Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell have owned property in Colorado for more than 40 years.(Greg Doherty/Getty Images)"I don't dislike L.A.," he said.

"It's just not my preference in terms of how I like to live my life."He added, "You've got to understand something about the area of Old Snowmass.Everybody who lives there, they live there because they want to.

I can't say that about L.A."KURT RUSSELL, GOLDIE HAWN’S BLUNT WARNING TO DAUGHTER KATE HUDSON ABOUT SURVIVING HOLLYWOOD FAMERussell said that life in Colorado for his children is "very different from living in the city.""They grew up with a good dose of what natu...