Cameron Diaz is an iconic figure, and through her unforgettable roles in There's Something About Mary, Charlie's Angels, and Holiday, many have watched her evolution as a global superstar, yet always relatable. have watched her evolution. Diaz, however, has not appeared in a feature film since the 2014 reboot of "Annie" (opens in new tab). As she told Gwyneth Paltrow (opens in new tab) in 2020, this was very much by design. Now, Diaz details her decision to step down from acting (opens in new tab) in a new episode of "Hart to Heart" (opens in new tab), hosted by Kevin Hart (opens in new tab).

"It's like, you know, when you do something for a long period of time at a really high level ... If you are the kind of person who delivers this one thing, right, you are the kind of person who is kind of gifted, you know, everything around you, every part of you is like you have to hand over to other people. [Cameron Diaz is a machine, so manage me as a human being, not me as Cameron Diaz. Because Cameron Diaz is a machine. But I realized that for my personal, spiritual, you know, myself, one part of me that is functioning at a high level is not enough"

.

Despite her love of acting, Diaz knew she needed to build a life more conducive to her well-being. "I looked around and realized there were so many parts of my life that I wasn't touching ....... It was so ...... huge, because everything was so big, so huge."

Ultimately, she wanted a day-to-day life that felt more normal. 'I wanted to be in control of my life. My day to day routine is literally something I can manage on my own. I can feel whole."

These days, Diaz is concentrating on AvaLine, a line of "clean" wines she started with her friend Catherine Power.