Cameron Diaz

Cameron Diaz, Rick Moranis and more celebrities chose to move on from their time in Hollywood — all the details.

I'm a single parent, and I just found that it was too difficult to manage raising my kids and doing the traveling involved in making movies. The England native had a lengthy career in Hollywood with roles in My Left Foot, There Will Be Blood and Lincoln. “I really looked at my life and I saw what I had been — when you’re making a movie, it’s the perfect excuse, they own you — and I realized I handed off parts of my life to all these other people,” she explained during an episode of the “In Goop Health: The Sessions” video series. And the little bit of a break turned into a longer break, and then I found that I really didn’t miss it." “He is immensely grateful to all of his collaborators and audiences over the many years. Diaz appeared in films including The Holiday, What Happens in Vegas, Bad Teacher and The Other Woman. [To] have a family and be married and have our little nucleus of a family. I’m a single parent, and I just found that it was too difficult to manage raising my kids and doing the traveling involved in making movies. And the little bit of a break turned into a longer break, and then I found that I really didn’t miss it.” I basically had to take it back and take responsibility for my life.” In August 2020, the California native reflected on her decision to hit pause on her career. The actress continued to find success with movies including My Best Friend’s Wedding, There’s Something About Mary, Vanilla Sky, Charlie’s Angels and many more.