Taylor Kitsch’s latest endeavor is miles away from Los Angeles, just how the previous “Friday Night Lights” actor wants it.
“I got a later start in the business, and I was capable of have a sense of who I was and what I needed,” he told The Hollywood Reporter of his recent move to Montana.
“Being in L.A. was never a great thing for me, and I like being out here — there’s just a lot peace to understand. That’s what this place represents to me: It’s not going to resolve every problem, but hopefully, it should help at the very least one person work toward what they need.”
Kitsch is constructing a space for the veteran and sober/recovery communities in what has change into a passion project in the town of Bozeman.
“I’m just really enthusiastic about this, about it being a base camp for people to empower themselves,” he says of the property where he’s currently constructing a home, cabins and a geodesic dome amongst other resources like a wood-burning hot tub.
While “every f—ing nickel” for the project has come out of Kitsch’s own pocket, the “Painkiller” star did enlist in the assistance of a veteran to further the construct.
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While working on the 2013 film “Lone Survivor,” Kitsch became close with retired Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell.
The 2 men have remained close, and Kitsch’s desire to find out about veterans’ issues has only grown.
“The stakes were very life-and-death, and Marcus was one in all the few people I called for help,” he explained.
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“Once you get into that community, it’s such as you’re a brother for life, and it’s really beautiful.”
Kitsch has also utilized his relationships with Marines he has met through the years to assist with the technique of constructing the space.
“With my limited skills, I’m more of a runner. . . . Consider me kind of the primary AD [assistant director],” he joked of his role on the positioning.