Cameron Diaz opens up on why she quit acting
Cameron Diaz says she found "peace in her soul" after walking from her Hollywood career two years ago. "I acquired a peace in my own soul, because I finally was taking care of myself," Diaz told Gwyneth Paltrow on the fellow actress's health podcast, reports BBC.
The Charlie's Angels star had previously confirmed her retirement from acting in 2018 but has not ruled out of earning a comeback. "It's a strange thing to say, I know a whole lot of people won't understand it, I understand you realize it, but it's so powerful to work at that level and be that public and put yourself out there," the 47-year-old actor said.
She said there's lots of energy coming at you constantly when you're really noticeable as an actor and doing press and putting yourself out there. "I stopped and really looked at my life," she said. "If you are making a movie, they own you. You're there for 12 hours a day for months at a time, you have no time for other things. "
I really needed to understand that I could manage myself, that I knew how exactly to be a grown-up." Diaz married 41-year-old Good Charlotte rocker Benji Madden in 2015 and the couple had their first child, daughter Raddix, in December 2019.
