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Cameron Diaz has reflected on her hiatus from acting.
the holidays The actor recently appeared in The Graham Norton Show where he spoke about his decision to stop acting in 2014 and what resulted in his new decision to return to the profession.
“My God, I loved it. “They were the best 10 years of my life,” he said on the talk show. “I was free to say, 'I'm a mother, I'm a wife, I'm living my life.'”
He Charlie's Angels The student explained that taking a break from acting was a choice that “made sense” for her family at the time, and although they still asked her about taking on certain roles for a while, they eventually stopped asking.
Díaz now stars in a Netflix movie Back in action alongside Jamie Foxx as they play former CIA spies who return to the field after an online video exposes their identities. The film was released on January 17.
Before starring in that film, Díaz said she came to the conclusion that she was “privileged” to have the opportunity to act.
“I just said to myself, if I let this go, all this goodwill, all this that I was able to build for so long, the passion that I have for entertaining people and making movies, if I don't compromise. If I were to thank you again, it would be a fool,” he said.
She added that she is currently unsure if Back in action It will be his permanent return to the entertainment industry. “This is maybe the beginning, maybe I tiptoe in, maybe I get excited, we'll see,” Díaz said.
“It's here and I'm very grateful for it.”
The sweetest thing The actor will also return to voice Fiona in a fifth. shrek film and has signed on to appear in a black comedy. Resultstarring Keanu Reeves and directed by Jonah Hill.
This is not the first time shrek The actress has spoken out about her decision to leave acting. In October 2024, during an appearance at Fortune's Most Powerful Women Summit, Diaz said, “For me it was the right thing to do to get my own life back and I didn't really care about anything else.”
“No opinion from anyone, no success from anyone, no offer from anyone, nothing from anyone could change my mind about my decision to take care of myself and build the life I really wanted to have. I think it's really about, 'What are you passionate about?' For me, it was building my family.”
Diaz previously spoke about her decision to semi-retire on an episode of Gwyneth Paltrow. Goop Health: The sessions.
The actress said she had “worked so hard for so long, working, making movies and it's a routine,” adding: “When you're making a movie, it's a perfect excuse: they are yours. “You’re there 12 hours a day for months and you don’t have time for anything else.”
He said that being the center of attention was “intense”, adding: “There's a lot of energy that comes to you at all times when you're really visible as an actor, doing press and putting yourself out there.”
