For 20 years in a row, Cameron Diaz was a Hollywood star.
From her debut in “The Mask” in 1994 until her final appearance in “Anna” in 2014, Diaz appeared in at least one film per year. However, despite the successes she has achieved in her long career, the 52-year-old recently said that the best years of her life came after she left the cinema.
In a performance on Graham Norton's show promoting her return to the big screen after a ten-year “retirement”, the “Charlie's Angels” star said that giving up her showbiz career was the best decision she could have made.
“I liked it very much. It was the best 10 years of my life,” Diaz said. “I just felt free to say, 'I'm a mother, I'm a wife, I live my life.'”
She said that when she first retired, she continued to receive offers for roles. But after being repeatedly rejected, “people stopped asking.”
“It was so cute,” she said. Diaz she spent her free time from acting, raising children, writing a book and starting a wine company.
Diaz who received pledged $45 million from Netflix to star in two films, she said that after 10 years, returning to acting “made sense” for her family. Moreover, the 'Shrek' actress said that she wants to avail the privilege of acting in films.
“I just thought… if I don't re-engage with it, give it a chance, take part in it and be grateful for it, I would be stupid,” she said.
Still, Diaz isn't promising another film series for 20 years. Its upcoming projects are currently scheduled for 2025 and 2026.
“Maybe this is the beginning, maybe I'll tiptoe in. Maybe I'll go crazy. “I don't know,” she said. “But it's here and I'm really grateful for it.”
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