Cameron Diaz Stopped Acting for 11 Years Because ‘I Had to Reclaim My Life’ and ‘No One’s Offer Could Change My Mind About Taking Care of Myself’
variety.comZack Sharf Digital News Director When Cameron Diaz headlines Netflix’s action comedy “Back in Action” alongside Jamie Foxx next year, it will mark her first movie in 11 years.
The actor left Hollywood for a decade to focus on her family (she has two children with husband Benji Madden) and launch businesses like her popular wine Avaline.
Speaking at Fortune’s Most Powerful Women Summit, Diaz stood by her decision to retire from acting for just over a decade. “For me, it was just something I had to do,” Diaz said. “It felt like something I had to do to reclaim my own life.
And I just really didn’t care about anything else.” “Nobody’s opinion, nobody’s success, no one’s offer, no one’s anything could change my mind about my decision of taking care of myself and building the life that I really wanted to have,” Diaz added. “It really comes to: What are you passionate about?
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