Ex-Hollywood star Cameron Diaz has opened up about why she thought of quitting the film business in the first place. She also told Gwyneth Paltrow that she found tranquility in her life after retiring from acting.
The former actress was chatting with Gwyneth Paltrow on Wednesday when she also spoke about her wine business in detail. She revealed how she has started thinking differently as she became older. The ex-star also mentioned the way her acting career impacted her relationships and well-being.
The actress simply realized that there are different priorities in her life. She has been involved in making movies and acting for so long that there was no time left for her personal life.
The 47-year-old had bagged four Golden Globes nominations during her illustrious career, which spanned for about two decades and lasted from 1994 to 2014. Diaz has many popular films in her kitty including Vanilla Sky, There’s Something About Mary and The Mask among others.
She was asked how she felt like giving up such a successful film career. Cameron Diaz responded by saying that she got a “peace” in her soul. She also said she could eventually take care of herself after retiring from movies.
The ex-actress stated that she had made up her mind to give her time to her close friends and family after giving importance to certain other people for so many years due to the demands of her career.
She said that an actor has to be present on the sets for 12 hours every day for several months. So, there is no time to devout to anyone else when the filming is on. Diaz also mentioned that actresses are treated like kids as people around them take care of all their needs. However, the actress was never at ease with that kind of life. So, she took over all her responsibilities after moving away from the showbiz business.
Diaz was also determined to become self-sufficient, as well as, prove to the world that she could look after herself well. The former actress also said that being constantly in public scrutiny was extremely intense for her.
A lot of interesting things happened in her life since then. She authored two books titled The Longevity Book and The Body Book. Diaz got married to Benji Madden, the singer and lead guitarist of Good Charlotte in 2015. The couple welcomed their daughter Raddix Madden earlier this year, CNN reports.
Cameron Diaz is known for being associated with movies such as Shrek and Charlie’s Angels. She was seen for the last time on screen in the adaptation of Annie in 2014. The former star told Gwyneth Paltrow that she got inner peace when she started taking care of herself after quitting films, BBC reports.