Cameron Diazis ready for her acting comeback.Eight years since her last movie, the actress iscoming out of retirementto make a Netflix movie with herAnniecostar Jamie Foxx titledBack in Action. Diaz stepped away from her Hollywood career to focus on family and start her Avaline wine company.She toldCBS Saturday Morningco-host Dana Jacobson about leaving her career behind, “When you’re doing something that you know and you’ve done well and you know how it works and it’s consumed your whole life for so long, it’s kind of a nice thing to kind of go, ‘You know what? Let me just step back for a second, take a look at what the whole picture looks like for me, and what are the things that I could do better and be more engaged with that would make me feel more whole?’ ““And I did that,” said Diaz.Diaz, who’s known for movies likeCharlie’s Angels,Shrek,Bad Teacherand more, admitted she does find herself missing certain parts of the filmmaking process.“I miss aspects of acting, or making movies. Yeah, making movies is a particular skill set that is fun to exercise and be a part of. But yeah, it’s a different lifestyle. And you kind of have to be ready to do that,” she explained.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Diaz added, “Everybody only has 100 percent, and you always have to figure out how you’re gonna divide up that 100 percent to spread it to all the parts of your life that matter.“PEOPLEpreviously reportedthat Diaz’s husband Benji Madden played a part in getting her to return to acting. “He encouraged her to unretire,” according to an insider. Another Diaz source said the four-time Golden Globe nominee “was ready to act again. She just needed a push. Benji has always been very supportive of Cameron in what she wants to do, especially in her career.“Cameron Diaz.Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic"She doesn’t want acting to overtake her life now like it did before,” added the film source, who saidBack in Action, which has no set release date yet, was the right movie with the right costar at the right time. “All the parts fit into place.“When she shared news of her acting return late last month, Diaz wrote on her Instagram Story, “I can’t frickin wait it’s gonna be a blast!”
Cameron Diazis ready for her acting comeback.
Eight years since her last movie, the actress iscoming out of retirementto make a Netflix movie with herAnniecostar Jamie Foxx titledBack in Action. Diaz stepped away from her Hollywood career to focus on family and start her Avaline wine company.
She toldCBS Saturday Morningco-host Dana Jacobson about leaving her career behind, “When you’re doing something that you know and you’ve done well and you know how it works and it’s consumed your whole life for so long, it’s kind of a nice thing to kind of go, ‘You know what? Let me just step back for a second, take a look at what the whole picture looks like for me, and what are the things that I could do better and be more engaged with that would make me feel more whole?’ "
“And I did that,” said Diaz.
Diaz, who’s known for movies likeCharlie’s Angels,Shrek,Bad Teacherand more, admitted she does find herself missing certain parts of the filmmaking process.
“I miss aspects of acting, or making movies. Yeah, making movies is a particular skill set that is fun to exercise and be a part of. But yeah, it’s a different lifestyle. And you kind of have to be ready to do that,” she explained.
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
Diaz added, “Everybody only has 100 percent, and you always have to figure out how you’re gonna divide up that 100 percent to spread it to all the parts of your life that matter.”
PEOPLEpreviously reportedthat Diaz’s husband Benji Madden played a part in getting her to return to acting. “He encouraged her to unretire,” according to an insider. Another Diaz source said the four-time Golden Globe nominee “was ready to act again. She just needed a push. Benji has always been very supportive of Cameron in what she wants to do, especially in her career.”
Cameron Diaz.Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic
“She doesn’t want acting to overtake her life now like it did before,” added the film source, who saidBack in Action, which has no set release date yet, was the right movie with the right costar at the right time. “All the parts fit into place.”
When she shared news of her acting return late last month, Diaz wrote on her Instagram Story, “I can’t frickin wait it’s gonna be a blast!”
source: people.com
