Cameron Diaz Reflects on a Decade of Personal Growth

Cameron Diaz’s Return to Acting: A New Chapter in Her Life

Cameron Diaz has spoken about her 10-year retirement from acting, calling it the “best 10 years” of her life. The actress returned to screens this month in a new spy thriller called Back in Action, alongside actor Jamie Foxx.

A Decade of Anonymity and Freedom

During her hiatus, Diaz said she loved the anonymity that came with taking a step back from acting. She was free to focus on being a mom and a wife, and she was grateful for the opportunity to do so. “I was free to be [like] ‘I’m a mum, I’m a wife, I’m living my life’ – it was so lovely,” she explained.

The Decision to Return

Diaz’s decision to return to acting wasn’t taken lightly. She said that when she first stepped away from acting, she was still being asked to play roles, but she politely declined. However, 10 years on, she feels like it’s a “privilege” to act again. “If I just let this go away, all of this goodwill that I got to build over so much time, the passion I have for entertaining people and making movies that people smile and laugh [at] and have a good time… if I don’t engage that again, and give that a chance and participate in it and be grateful for it, then I would be a fool,” she explained.

Back in Action

In Back in Action, Diaz and Foxx play a married couple – with children – who are former spies forced out of retirement when danger finds them. The film marks a new chapter in Diaz’s career, and she is excited to be back on the big screen. “Maybe I’ll tip toe in, maybe just go gung-ho, I don’t know,” she said about her approach to acting now.

A New Beginning

It remains to be seen whether this is a permanent return to acting for Diaz, but one thing is certain – she is excited to be back and grateful for the opportunity. As she said, “Ten years in, this made sense for my family.