In the last four years, Cameron Diaz is living her best life she is a wife, mother of her two-year-old daughter and creating her own Avaline wine brand. Netflix movie with her ex though Annie Her co-star Jamie Foxx pulled her out of retirement and laid the groundwork for her next big move in life. Before officially returning to filming, the San Diego native explained 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 at the age of 21 playing Tina Carlyle in 1994. THE MASK. Being in the Hollywood spotlight for so long can make any actor want to redefine themselves and their future. In an interview with CBS MorningsDiaz talked about why she took a “step back.”
When you do something that you know and you’ve done well and you know how it works and it’s consumed you your whole life for so long, it’s kind of nice to go, “You know what? Let me step back for a second, take a look at what, you know, the whole picture looks like for me and what are the things that I could be doing better and doing more of that would make me feel better complete”. And that is what I did.
There was a time when Diaz no longer knew if she had what it took to be in the movies. When you’ve spent the last four years with a whole new life, you might not think there’s any reason to let it go. The 49-year-old star felt she wanted to focus all her attention on her beloved family rather than being in front of a camera. Maddix’s daughter is still young, and she wanted to be able to spend time with her family and the aspects that made her “feel more complete.”
While Cameron Diaz has realized a lot of important things about what she wants while raising Maddix, she is very much into acting and was the highest paid actress over 40 when she previously “retired” from the job. But she admitted in the CBS interview that she missed acting, even when she was on hiatus.
I mean, I miss aspects of acting or filmmaking. Yes, filmmaking is a specific skill set that is fun to practice and be a part of. But, yes, life is – it’s a different way of living and you have to be ready to do it.
I understand. Dividing your time between on and off set can be a constant struggle when you’re in the entertainment business. Diaz went on to talk about why she took an extended break — and referred to herself as retired — and it had to do with the global struggle to put 100% effort into your life.
Everyone only has 100 percent, and you always have to figure out how to divide that 100 percent to spread it to all the parts of your life that matter.
Luckily, Netflix subscribers will get a chance to see Cameron Diaz shine once again to co-star on Netflix Back to Action. An ironic movie title about someone coming out of retirement to come back. We have no idea when it will be released on Netflix or what the film is about, but we can expect it to be an action comedy as Terrible bossesSeth Gordon will direct and co-write the script with him NeighboursBrendan O’Brien. If we are going to thank someone for encouragement My sister’s keeper star to return to acting, The idea was reportedly from her husband, Joel Madden. So, it’s nice to know that the family she wanted to stay for actually pushed her to make a film comeback.
While Cameron Diaz is said to be nervously excited about her return to the movies, I’m really excited for what’s next. Stay up to date with Netflix’s schedule so you’ll be the first to know when Back in Action premieres on Netflix.
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