In the past four years Cameron Diaz lived her best life To be a woman, mother to her two-year-old daughter and Creation of her own Avaline wine brand. However, a Netflix movie with her former annie Co-star Jamie Foxx brought her out of retirement and set the stage for the next big step in her life. Before officially returning to filming, the San Diego native opened up about why she took a break from acting and what she missed most about it.
Cameron Diaz has been an actress since she made her debut as Tina Carlyle in 1994 at the age of 21 The mask. Being in the Hollywood spotlight for so long can push any actor to redefine themselves and their future. In conversation with CBS morningDiaz talked about why she took a “step back.”
When you’re doing something that you know and you did it well and you know how it works and it’s taken your whole life, it’s kind of nice to say, “You know what? Let me just take a step back and take a look at how the bigger picture looks to me and what things I could do better and be more engaged to feel more complete. And I did.
There was a time when Diaz didn’t know if she still had what it took to be a film. If you’ve spent the last four years with a whole new life, you might think there’s no reason to leave. The 49-year-old star felt like she wanted all her attention focused on her loving family instead of being in front of a camera. Their daughter, Maddix, is still young, and she wanted to be able to spend the time engaging with her family and facets that make her “feel whole.”
While Cameron Diaz realized many important things about what she wants while raising Maddix, she is very good at acting and was the highest paid actress over 40 when she previously “retired” from work. But she admitted in the CBS interview that she missed acting, even during a hiatus.
I mean, I miss aspects of acting or filmmaking. Yes, filmmaking is a special skill that is fun to practice and be a part of. But yeah, life is – it’s a different lifestyle and you have to be willing to do that.
I get it. Dividing your time on and off the set can be a constant struggle when you’re in the entertainment industry. Diaz went on to talk about why she was taking an extended break — and calling herself retired — and it had to do with the universal struggle to put in 100% effort in his life.
Everyone only has 100 percent, and you always have to figure out how to divide that 100 percent into all the important parts of your life.
Luckily, Netflix subscribers have a chance to see Cameron Diaz shine again to star in Netflix Back in action. A tongue-in-cheek film title for someone coming out of retirement. We have no idea when Netflix will be out or what the movie is even about, but we can assume it’s an action comedy Terrible bosses‘ Seth Gordon will both direct and co-write the screenplay NeighborsBrendan O’Brien. When we want to thank someone for the encouragement My sister’s keeper star returns to acting, The idea reportedly came from her husband Joel Madden. So it’s nice to know that the family she wanted to stay for actually pushed her towards a cinematic comeback.
While Cameron Diaz is reportedly anxiously looking forward to her comeback in the movies, I’m really excited to see what comes next for her. Stay up to date with the Netflix schedule to be the first to know when Back in Action premieres on Netflix.
