Chris Pine Gives a Tour of His Restored 1965 Airstream

Chris Pine is all about Americana, and few things scream that concept more than his carefully restored 1965 Airstream in the front yard of his LA home. Pine recently gave us all a virtual tour of the classic travel trailer when he spoke with Parade about his new children’s book, antique car collection and how all three speak to his values of taking life more slowly and intentionally.

While many people today seek the newest and fastest gadgets and technology, Pine isn’t one of them. He says he would rather surround himself with things that showcase craftsmanship, quality, and the charms of a bygone era.

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“I think we live in a time now that’s about rapidity: Give it to me now, give me faster. Here’s how I explain it: Before you had GPS on your phone, if you were in a new city and you had to get to the coffee shop, you go downstairs and you ask the hotel front desk, ‘How do I get to the café?’ You can get lost making a right and going down the alley, but in getting lost, you see things. That’s the way I want to live my life,” Pine says. “Now there’s a rigidity to it. You’re looking at your phone and you’re missing all these potential opportunities.”

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Spending time in the Airstream helps the Poolman star keep those values top-of-mind, with its vibe embodying deliberate attention to every detail. Even the time and energy of the restoration holds the story of another industry creative who chose to slow down and focus on craft: A former cameraman for Jimmy Kimmel Live! did all of the restoration work.

“He fell in love with Airstreams and then ceramics. I actually have a lot of his ceramics here, too. He makes incredible coffee cups and coasters and bowls and stuff. It is [all] craft,” Pine says. “I don’t know, like … cars are made out of plastic now. This is made out of wood and metal and this beautiful, recessed lighting, and a beautiful stove in pistachio green.”

The Hollywood connections are plentiful in Pine’s world, given he grew up in LA with parents who were actors: Robert Pine and Gwynne Gilford. His love for nostalgia brings contrasts and balance to a place that powers an industry known for instant gratification.

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Besides the vintage Airstream, Pine also has a classic car collection he says he’s “fascinated by and madly in love with.” Add to that love list his two rescue pups, one of whom partly inspired his new children’s book, When Digz the Dog Met Zurl the Squirrel (available Oct. 8). Well, the pup and an affinity for Dr. Seuss that goes back to his childhood, he says.

“Those books were delicious to read out loud to myself,” he says, “Hopefully this book has enough delicious rhymes and words with a musicality, so when a parent has to read it for the umpteenth time to their kids, they’re not grinding their teeth; they’re happy.”

A friend’s suggestion inspired the story, he says, which carries a deeper message about learning one another’s stories to develop more empathy and set aside differences.

“The idea that came out of the story was: What if the frustration and the anger that these two animals seem to have toward one another comes from a place of their own vulnerability and their own sense of being deficient? And once they understand each other, they can move on and be great friends,” Pine says. “Why is a bully a bully? Probably because something happened to the bully, and maybe if you understood what happened to the bully, you can repair relationships and move on with love.”

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