The 32-year-old "Thor" star said it becomes suffocating to be in public eye always, reported E! online.
"I love what I do as an actor, but when you are surrounded by it constantly, it becomes a bit suffocating. It's nice to have conversations with people and be a part of a community that doesn't live and breathe that world," Hemsworth said.
Hemsworth, who has three children with wife Elsa Pataky, said having children helped him step out of the "self-absorbed world" of acting.
"It's no longer all about me, which is quite refreshing. Once the kids arrived, I was like, 'Wow, this is what life is about.'," he said.