Daniel Stern Admits He Hasn't Seen Home Alone Since 1990 — But Knows Script ‘Inside and Out’ (Exclusive)

Home Alone actor Daniel Stern says that, despite the film's continued popularity, he's only seen it in its entirety once: at its 1990 premiere.

In a recent interview with PEOPLE, Stern — who played one-half of the "Wet Bandits" in the film — said, "I've seen clips. I've seen it pop up. Or like, they have highlights when you turn on the TV, I turn on the TV and there I am falling on the toys or something."

"But yeah, I mean, what, am I going to hunker down and watch me?" Stern, 67, continued. "I love the movie. It's tremendous. I know the script inside and out."

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Stern has, in recent years, traded in his former Wet Bandit identity for something much more befitting of his life today — that of a citrus and cattle farmer and an artist who creates sculptures out of bronze.

As he explained to PEOPLE, Stern's relationship to his films is similar to that of his sculptures — once they're finished, it's time to move on.

"Once I'm done with them, they're not dead ... Creatively, they're done," Stern said. "I need to go to the next one. My head is totally forward on the next thing I'm making. And by the time the movie comes out, that was a year ago, and it is great, but I don't want to go back. I did it. I shot it. I know it. The script was good. That scene went that way. And I'll see it once and go, yeah, that was good... I just go forward."

As he explained to PEOPLE, Stern's decision to purchase a ranch and begin "stepping away" from the public gaze was a way to disconnect from the "overwhelming" reality of being a big star.

"I made enough money that I didn't have to work," he said. "I made enough money and I'm kind of frugal ... I bought the house in cash. I bought the cars in cash. I bought everything straight up because as an artist, I never knew if [I was] going to make any more bread. And I said to my wife, 'How much money do I need to [stock] in the bank so that we can live off the interest and so that I don't have to work?' She said, 'We hit it.' That was like, 'Okay, Dan, now you're going to put your money where your mouth is' ... 'What am I going to do with it? Am I going to keep chasing another part or that?' "

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