Kelsey Grammer knew LA wasn’t for him 'the minute I got here’: ‘We got nincompoops running things'

Kelsey Grammer opened up about his love-hate relationship with Los Angeles During an interview with Fox News Digital the -year-old Turbulence actor who has lived in LA since the early s recalled the moment that he knew the LA life was not for him The minute I got here Grammer commented with a laugh ELSEY GRAMMER CALLS TRUMP 'ONE OF THE GREATEST PRESIDENTS WE'VE EVER HAD' AT KENNEDY CENTER HONORS But I've been here for years he continued Like it's an unlikely sort of love affair I have with this town I'm not crazy about it But I also love it Grammer explained So I'm doing my best to kind of lift my heart to take each day as the gift it is So what LA's a little challenging Well it's like we got nincompoops running things It's life it's the way it is KELSEY GRAMMER NOW A DAD OF EIGHT AT SHARES THE PARENTING LESSON HE DIDN T GRASP AS A YOUNG FATHER And I'm hoping that we find our corner in Los Angeles so we can keep our little garden you know growing and pristine And we certainly have a family that sort of reflects that I'm happy Grammer was born in Saint Thomas U S Virgin Islands but he was raised mainly in New Jersey and Florida He launched his acting career in New York before moving to LA permanently after he was cast in his star-making role as psychiatrist Dr Frasier Crane in the hit sitcom Cheers The Frasier star has previously been outspoken about his criticism of the leadership in Los Angeles and California Following the devastating LA fires in January Grammer communicated Fox News Digital that he was seeing a shift in Los Angeles politics stemming from what he inferred was mismanagement of fire prevention by state and local governments WATCH Kelsey Grammer says 'nincompoops are running things in Los Angeles I've inevitably been a little bit on the more conservative side of things politically around here so that shift seems to be unfolding because of I guess you'd call it malfeasance in office the actor disclosed I mean I don't really know what else to say but somebody took their eye off the ball and there's maybe going to be particular accountability for that But you never know in California he added At the time Grammer reported that he had a house full of refugees from the fires which broke out in early January and destroyed large parts of the Pacific Palisades and Altadena areas DANICA MCKELLAR EXPLAINS WHY LA HAS LOST ITS APPEAL AS MORE CELEBRITIES FLEE HOLLYWOOD I am devastated by the loss the human loss the loss of life he announced When you lose everything you have and that's happened to me a couple of times in my lifetime it's just like OK that's when you pick up and you figure out what's going to happen next one foot in front of the other That's how it has to be While Grammer noted that there were a lot of people around who want to encouragement those affected by the fires he understood why various who had lost their homes might decide to leave LA behind For numerous they're going to want to find a new way to live a new way forward a new place to live But I know a lot of people want to stay and I wish them well with it And I'm certainly going to do everything I can to help Grammer declared Grammer is at the moment starring in the new survival thriller Turbulence in which he plays Harry a hot-air balloon operator The movie's official plot synopsis reads Zach and Emmy s romantic retreat aboard a hot-air balloon takes a terrifying turn when they are hijacked by a sinister third commuter with a link to Zach s past As the mystery of their secret relationship is revealed their spectacular ride becomes a brutal mental chess-match and a lethal battle high in the sky CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER Turbulence also stars Hera Hilmar Jeremy Irvine and Olga Kurylenko While speaking with Fox News Digital Grammer explained what drew him to the role My initial reaction was basically I think I figured I could do it he explained That's what I usually would do And have I done it before Well not exactly I mean oddly enough he's a little like Captain Tom Dodge was in 'Down Periscope' Grammer's comedy Because he's a guy that's running a boat basically CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER He knows how to sail he understands the wind understands the relationship between the conditions and where he is in his vessel Grammer continued He's a good skipper So I mean I thought yeah I've done that before but it doesn't go as he hopes it's gonna go that day which is really absorbing And he's a terrific character avuncular and friendly and you feel safe around him And that was something I haven't played a lot So it was fun to do LIKE WHAT YOU RE READING CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Turbulence will be published in theaters and on digital platforms on Dec