Many aspiring performers move to film and theater hubs like Los Angeles, New York City, and London every year in hopes of making their dreams come true. However, once they've made it in the spotlight, they sometimes wish they could get out (even temporarily).
Here are 17 celebs who ditched the bright lights of LA, NYC, or London for a peaceful, private life:
1. Cillian Murphy lived in London for 14 years, but he and his wife, Yvonne McGuinness, decided to return home to Ireland because their kids, who were born in London, had developed "posh" English accents.
On the Armchair Expert podcast, Cillian said, "We wanted the kids to be Irish. They were sort of at that age where they were pre-teens and had very posh English accents, and I wasn't appreciating that too much. So we decided to come back."
