VALERY HACHE/AFP via Getty Robin Wright is opening up about her choice to leave the U.S. and rent a house on the English seaside "America is a s---show," she said in a new interview withThe Times. "There's a freedom of self here. People are so kind. They're living" The actress also opened up about her new relationship with architect Henry Smith, saying: "He is a sweetheart and just a good, decent adult" Robin Wrighthas a new country to call home — and she isn't regretting her decision to move in the slightest. In a new interview withThe Times, published on Sunday, Aug. 31, the actress, 59, shared that she and her boyfriend, architect Henry Smith, are renting a home on the English seaside. "It's liberating to be done," Wright told the outlet. "Be done with searching, looking and getting 60 percent of what you wanted." TheHouse of Cardsalum, who was born in Texas and raised in California, was candid about wanting to get out of the U.S., telling the newspaper: "America is a s---show." "I love being in this country," she added of England. "There's a freedom of self here. People are so kind. They're living. They're not in the car in traffic, panicked on a phone call, eating a sandwich. That's most of America. Everything's rush, competition and speed." Pascal Le Segretain/Getty According to theForrest Gumpstar, her decision to move was partially influenced by the noise of Los Angeles. "Everyone's building a huge house, and I'm just done with all that — I love the quiet. And I've met my person. Finally," she added, referring to 52-year-old Smith. Wright recalled meeting her now-boyfriend — and joked that they had some choice words for each other the first time they crossed paths. According to the model, she was sitting in a pub at the time, and asked a man if she could feed his dog when the man directed his attention to her now-boyfriend. "He goes, 'No, it's not my dog, it's his dog,' " she recalled of their first meeting. Darren Gerrish/WireImage Getty "Henry was standing at the bar, 6'2", and he put his pint down, came over to me and grabbed my shoulders," theHereactress recalled. "He goes, 'Who the f--- are you?' And I said, 'Who the f--- are you?' And that was it." "He is a sweetheart and just a good, decent adult. He's a man," she continued of Smith. According toTheTimes,Wright said it was "so relaxing" to be "seen and loved for who I am" after she began her relationship with Smith. Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE's free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. "That's exactly what I wanted," she shared. "I'm turning 60 and I'm, like, 'Is this it?' I love being alone and I've done that many times. But I'm, like, 'I want to grow old with somebody, and travel and see the world.' " ThePrincess Brideactress was previously married toSean Pennfrom 1996 to 2010. The former couple share two children: daughter Dylan, 34, and son Hopper, 32. Wright later wedClement Giraudetin 2018, beforefiling for divorcefrom the fashion executive in the summer of 2022, citing irreconcilable differences. She also had a brief marriage to thelateSanta Barbaraactor Dane Witherspoonfrom 1986 until their divorce two years later. Read the original article onPeople