Cameron Diaz Is open about her experience on film sets prior to the #MeToo movement.
“The industry is so different. I absolutely have to say that the #MeToo movement has changed everything, “said Diaz, 52, during an interview on Friday 7 February on the “Skipintro” podcast. “I mean, it’s palpable. You walk on to the set and it’s different. “
The actress further explained that “it was not just the higher ups” that inappropriate behavior left while making a movie, adding that “there was always only the one man you know on the set.”
“All my girls, all my hair and makeup, they threw away these guys,” she went on. “There was always layers and layers of inappropriate. Some people, you have to be powerful and set the limits. Others, you can’t give the time of the day. And it has changed – it’s not the same. “
Diaz left the entertainment industry famous in 2014 to concentrate on her family and her biological wine industry, Avaline. She made her triumphant return to the “big screen” 10 years later, starring next to old friend Jamie Foxx In Netflix’s Back in action.
On Friday Diaz discussed how different the environment was on the set of her latest film.
“I had never entered HR in my entire career prior to a movie and talk about what is appropriate and inappropriate behavior, [or a] Hotline, who has Netflix, to call anonymously to report problems you may feel, “she explained. “So I had something like:” Wow, that’s … that’s great. ” The level of security and security that you now feel on the set – I never felt that for this film, because I have not made films. “
In the same interview, the actress also discussed why she decided to return to acting – a decision she said hung on her Costar, Foxx.
“To be honest, it’s because I have worked with Jamie twice and I just know him as a person and I know him as a professional,” she explained. “It’s so difficult – I’m going to work with someone every day. Like, what are you going to get? The unknown is something I was not interested in and placed myself in that position. “
She added: “I have not made a film for 10 years. When I am going to do what I was really happy to get away, then with whom I really do it is very important, you know? And I knew what I would get with Jamie as a partner, as a professional [and] As a talent. “