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Kelsey Grammer spoke about her love-hate relationship with Los Angeles.
During an interview with Fox News Digital, the 70-year-old “Turbulence” actor, who has lived in Los Angeles since the early 1980s, recalled the moment he knew life in Los Angeles wasn’t for him.
“The minute I got here,” Grammer said with a laugh.
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Kelsey Grammer opened up about his complicated relationship with Los Angeles. (Alberto Rodriguez/IndieWire via Getty Images)
“But I’ve been here for 40 years,” he continued. “As if I had an unlikely love affair with this city. I’m not crazy about it.”
“But I love it too,” Grammer explained. “So I’m trying my best to kind of lift my heart and accept every day as a gift. So what, L.A. is kind of tough. Well, it’s like we have unprofessional people running things. It’s life, it’s what it is.”
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“And I hope we find our corner in L.A. so we can keep our little garden, you know, growing and pure. And we definitely have a family that kind of reflects that. I’m happy.”
The actor moved to Los Angeles in the early 1980s and stayed in the city after landing his breakout role in the movie “Cheers.” (NBCU Image Bank)
Grammer was born in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, but grew up mainly in New Jersey and Florida. He began his acting career in New York before moving to Los Angeles permanently after being cast in his role as psychiatrist Dr. Frasier Crane in the hit sitcom “Cheers.”
The “Frasier” star has previously spoken openly about his criticism of driving in Los Angeles and California. After the devastating Los Angeles fires in January, Grammer told Fox News Digital that he was seeing a shift in Los Angeles politics, stemming from what he believed was Poor fire prevention management By state and local governments.
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“I’ve always been on the more conservative side of things politically here, so this shift seems to be unfolding because of…I guess you would call it malfeasance in office,” the actor said.
“I mean I don’t really know what to say, but somebody took their eyes off the ball, and maybe there’s going to be some accountability for that. But you never know in California,” he added.
Grammer called the Los Angeles leaders “nincompoops.” (Photo by Monica Schipper/Getty Images for the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation)
Grammer said at the time that he had a “house full of refugees” from the fires that broke out early last January and destroyed large parts of the house. Pacific Barriers and Altadena regions.
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“I was shocked by the loss, the human loss, the loss of life,” he said. “When you lose everything you have, which has happened to me several times in my life, it’s just something [like]Well, this [when] You pick up, and you figure out what happens next, one foot in front of the other. “This is how it should be.”
While Grammer noted that there are “a lot of people who want to support” those affected by the fires, he understood why some of those who lost their homes might decide to leave Los Angeles.
“For many, they will want to find a new way to live, a new way to move forward, a new place to live. But I know a lot of people want to stay, and I wish them well. I will definitely do everything I can to help,” Grammer said.
Grammer previously accused state and local leaders of mismanaging fire prevention ahead of the devastating Los Angeles fires. (Per Bernal/Harper Select)
Grammer is currently starring in the new survival thriller “Turbulence” in which he plays Harry, a hot air balloon operator. The film’s official plot synopsis reads: “Zach and Amy’s romantic getaway aboard a hot air balloon takes a terrifying turn when they are kidnapped by a sinister third passenger with a connection to Zack’s past. When the secret of their secret relationship is revealed, their incredible journey becomes a brutal mental chess match and a deadly battle in the sky.”
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The “Frasier” star is an outspoken conservative. (Nick Lachance/Toronto Star via Getty Images)
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“Turbulence” stars Hera Hilmar, Jeremy Irvine and Olga Kurylenko.
While speaking with Fox News Digital, Grammer explained what attracted him to the role.
“My initial reaction was I thought I could do it,” he said. “That’s what I usually did. And have you ever done that before? Well, not exactly. I mean, oddly enough, it’s a bit like Captain Tom Dodge in Down Periscope.” [Grammer’s 1996 comedy]. “Because he’s basically a guy who runs a boat.”
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Grammer stars in the new thriller “Turbulence.” (Courtesy of Rise)
“He knows how to sail, he understands the wind, he understands the relationship between the environment and where he is in his ship,” Grammer continued. “He’s a good leader. So, I think, yeah, I’ve done it before, but things don’t go the way he hopes they’ll go that day, which is really interesting. And he’s a great character, friendly and approachable, and you feel safe around him. And that’s something I haven’t played a lot of. So it was fun to do.”
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“Turbulence” will be released in theaters and digital platforms on December 12.