Cameron Diaz Says Having Kids Gave Her a ‘Different Perspective’ on Being an Actor [Video]

Cameron Diaz‘s world shifted when she became a mother.

The actress, 52, spoke with E! News ahead of the premiere of her new Netflix movie Back in Action and shared that after she became a mom, her priorities and perspective changed. Diaz and her husband Benji Madden, 45, share daughter Raddix, 5, and son Cardinal, whom they welcomed in 2024.

“You’re a different person after you have children, after marriage, after building a life,” Diaz explained. “So me, I never made a movie before with family. So all of the boxes change that need to be checked off, having taken 10 years and live a life that I wasn’t when I was an actor.”

“There’s a lot more happening in my world that allows me [to have] a different perspective on life.”

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