Kristen Bell only takes on jobs that film in Los Angeles because it is too “disruptive” to her home life to travel.
Kristen Bell won’t travel for work.
The ‘Nobody Wants This’ actress – who has daughters Lincoln, 11, and nine-year-old Delta with husband Dax Shepard – finds it is “incredibly disruptive” to the household if she leaves Los Angeles for filming so she made the decision to only take on roles that film in the city.
She told People magazine: “I don’t work outside of LA.
“The aftershocks affect too many people, so I can’t. My husband works here; my kids go to school here. It’s not an option for me to leave them, and it’s not an option for me to bring them with me without it being incredibly disruptive.”
While the 44-year-old actress is usually busy with work and her family commitments, she has been learning to “say no” and carve out time for herself too.
She said: “I’ve been practicing trying to say no over the last couple of years, and it’s very hard, but I have to remind myself that time is the only non-renewable resource I have.
“I always want to be helpful. But if I have an hour to myself, truly with the pace I feel like I’m running at sometimes with a career and two kids and two dogs and all the things, sometimes I just sit.
“I like Audible, so I’ll listen to a book just to sit, just to pause. I like pausing a lot. I find it vital.”
When it comes to choosing her roles, the ‘Frozen’ star relies on her gut instinct.
She said: “I just go with my gut. If it seems funny enough and like it would be fun to shoot, it’s like, let’s do it!”
Kristen can next be seen opposite Adam Brody in ‘Nobody Wants This’ and she loved the fact it is a “grown-up rom-com”.
She said: “It’s a modern romcom.
“I love that the characters are what, 38? And that it addresses everything from the perils of dating apps to what it actually means for people with different backgrounds and outlooks on life to bridge those differences in the name of love.
“It’s a grown-up rom-com.”
Kristen Bell only films in LA
