United Kingdom, Feb. 20 -- Haley Joel Osment thinks his house burning down in the Los Angeles wildfires was a sign not to settle down.

The 36-year-old actor bought his home in Altadena four years ago but it was destroyed in the Eaton Fire last month, and he's reflected on the loss of what became his "refuge" during a long period of uncertainty.

Speaking on the 'Mentor Buffet' podcast, he said: "I got my place in LA on March 16th 2020, which was the day of the first lockdowns. So then immediately we were in the pandemic for a very long time.

"I had this very intense pandemic relationship that ended up going nowhere. Then things started picking up after the worse the pandemic.

"Then there was the [SAG/WGA] strike, which I totally suppor...