The "Finding Dory" star attended England's prestigious Eton when he was younger and he found it very traumatic being so far away from his family, reported Female First.
"I got used to the idea of leaving home very young, when I was sent away to boarding school. That had a major effect on me - it was the worst feeling I have ever had, very similar to the grief when my parents died," he said.
West's father, George died in 2005 after suffering a stroke while his mother, Moya, died at home in 2010 after a long battle with cancer.