It’s never really over. Before Cameron DiazShe officially retired from the spotlight in 2018, after four years of not releasing a new movie.
The California native reunited at that time with her The Sweetest Thing costars Selma BlairAnd Christina ApplegateThe Dead to me Star pondered why it was so long since they had all been together.
“Goddamn it, why not?” Diaz replied. “I mean, I’m down. I’m literally doing nothing. … That’s so awesome. I’m totally down.”
When Applegate dished that she was “semi-retired” and, therefore, had more time to catch up, the Charlie’s Angels actor echoed her sentiments. “I’m semi-retired, too, and I am actually retired, so I would love to see you ladies,” she said at the time.
After she announced her retirement, the actress spoke out about how she feels more balanced and peaceful since leaving Hollywood.
Diaz spoke with Diaz about her decision Kevin HartDuring an August 2021 interview on his talk-show, Hart to Heart.
“When you do something at a really high level for a long period of time, when you’re the person that’s sort of delivering on this one thing, everything around, all parts of you that isn’t that, has to sort of be handed off to other people,” Diaz told the comedian. “Just, the management of me as a human being… Cameron Diaz is a machine. But for my personal, spiritual self, I was realizing that one part of me that functioned at a high level wasn’t enough.”
While the The Longevity Book author noted that she still “loves” acting, she realized there were other parts of her life that she wasn’t focused on.
“I just looked around and there were so many parts of my life that I wasn’t touching and that I wasn’t managing, and I couldn’t really manage, because everything was so massive,” she continued.
After turning 40, the Avaline Wine owner realized this and decided to focus on her family and personal lives.
“I have a lot of great friends and incredible people who supported me for so long, and I believe it’s about the people you have in your life who help you keep things moving,” Diaz said during the Peacock interview. “I had some amazing friends but I had other people who were not serving my best interests always, but you don’t have time to figure those things out if you are just going with blinders on, you’re in the tunnel.”
After welcoming Raddix to the world in December 2019, husband and wife Benji MaddenThe star wanted to be primarily focused on motherhood.
“Being a wife and a mother has been the most … fulfilling part of my life so far,” Diaz said a February 2021 appearance on SiriusXM’s “Quarantined With Bruce” show. “I waited for this … so I didn’t have any distractions. Like, I can’t imagine [working now]. As a mother with my child, to have to be on a movie set that takes 14 hours, 16 hours, of my time away from her — I just couldn’t.” She continued, “I personally feel like that I wouldn’t be the mom that I am now had I chosen to do that at any other time in my life.”
The San Diego native said that she was offered a job in June 2022. She announced that she would step in front of the camera for the first time since 2014’s Annie. Back in ActionCostarring Jamie Foxx, is scheduled to begin production before year’s end.
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