Explains Her Decision To Quit Hollywood and Devote Life to Family
She stopped acting in 2018.
Diaz opened up on Kevin Hart’s “Hart To Heart” show about how she needs more out of life than just being an actress. She needed a change after beginning her modeling/acting career at 16.
She noted that her main reason for leaving Hollywood was to manage her life in ways that she had never been able to do before.
— Cameron Diaz
"When you’re the person that’s sort of delivering on this one thing [acting]... all parts of you that isn’t that, has to sort of be handed off to other people."
“Just, the management of me as a human being… 'Cameron Diaz' is a machine. But for my personal, spiritual self, I was realising that one part of me that functioned at a high level wasn’t enough.”
She told Hart that she loves acting and is eternally grateful but didn't want it to be the single focus of her life. Now she is experiencing everything family life has to offer.
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For me, I just really wanted to make my life manageable by me. My routine in a day is literally what I can manage to do by myself. It’s the best feeling. I feel whole.