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Once a heartthrob on Friday Night Lights<\/i>, actor Taylor Kitsch<\/strong><\/a> has found solace living far from the bustling lights of Hollywood.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019d rather be in the wild chasing animals with my camera than going to clubs or bars or Hollywood parties,\u201d Kitsch, 44, told The Guardian <\/i><\/a>in a profile published on Friday, August 22, detailing his passion for wildlife photography.<\/p>\n Kitsch also recently filmed Terminal List: Dark Wolf<\/i> opposite Chris Pratt<\/strong>, where they bonded over their respective down-to-earth demeanors.<\/p>\n \u201cWe get along really well,\u201d Kitsch told the outlet. \u201cI think there\u2019s a mutual respect. [Having that level of fame,] you often wonder where you\u2019d even be living. I bet you I wouldn\u2019t even be living in Montana.<\/a>\u201d<\/p>\n Kitsch moved to rural Montana in 2021 after selling the lake house in Austin, Texas, where he lived for a decade<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cI got a later start in the business, and I was able to have a sense of who I was and what I needed,\u201d Kitsch told The Hollywood Reporter<\/a> <\/i>in 2023. \u201cBeing in L.A. was never a great thing for me, and I love being out here \u2014 there\u2019s just so much peace to grasp.\u201d<\/p>\n Kitsch also self-funded a nature retreat in Bozeman, Montana, to help individuals seeking healing.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m just really excited about this, about it being a base camp for people to empower themselves,\u201d he added to THR. <\/i>\u201cThat\u2019s what this place represents to me: It\u2019s not going to solve every problem, but hopefully it will help at least one person work toward what they need.\u201d<\/p>\n Kitsch\u2019s nonprofit, Howlers Ridge, opened earlier this year to support veterans and survivors of trauma.<\/p>\n