Cameron Diaz on Netflix’s ‘SkipIntro’ podcast
Cameron Diaz appears comfortable to see a change within the trade.
The Hollywood star opened up about her return to Hollywood and the way a lot the trade developed since her final movie function in 2014.
The actress, who not too long ago starred in Netflix’s Again in Motion, appeared on the SkipIntro podcast and shared her shock on the main shifts she encountered on set.
“The industry is so different,” Diaz stated. “I definitely have to say that #MeToo changed everything. It’s palpable. You walk onto the set and it is different.”
The Charlie’s Angels star recalled how office tradition within the movie trade was once, describing the challenges girls usually confronted.
“It wasn’t just like the higher-ups [back then]. There was always just that one guy, you know, on set, that you were like, ‘God, here he comes again.’ There were always layers and layers of inappropriateness that you just kind of had to put up with,” she defined.
“As women, you just had to like [laugh it off]. Some people you have to be forceful with and put up the boundaries, and others you can’t give them the time of day.”
Diaz famous that issues have considerably improved since her return to performing.
“It has changed. It’s not the same,” she stated.
“I have never in my entire career had HR come in prior to a movie and talk about what is appropriate and what is inappropriate behavior. And there’s a hotline, which Netflix has, to call anonymously to report any issues that you might be feeling. Wow, that is amazing. The level of security of safety you feel as a woman now on set is. … I never felt that before this film.”
Diaz beforehand addressed her resolution to step away from performing for greater than a decade, explaining at Fortune’s Most Highly effective Girls Summit final yr that she wanted to take time for herself.
“For me, it was just something I had to do,” she stated. “It felt like something I had to do to reclaim my own life. And I just really didn’t care about anything else.”
Now again within the trade, Diaz’s return comes with a contemporary perspective—and an appreciation for the modifications which have made Hollywood a safer area for girls.