This is Why Cameron Diaz Quit Acting

In 1994, model-turned-actress Cameron Diaz made her big-screen debut opposite Jim Carrey in The Mask. Her fresh part Cuban-American and part German-English heritage provided her with an unusually beautiful and hard-to-forget face. Diaz dropped out of school at the age of 16 to pursue modeling. She was picked by the Elite Agency and over the next five years, she traveled around the world, representing major brands, including Coke and Nivea. At the age of 21, Diaz came back to California and got her breakthrough role opposite Jim Carrey in The Mask. The film was a major success and Diaz’s unconventional looks made her an instant celebrity. Diaz, thereafter, began taking acting classes. The coming years saw her act in various independent films, including The Last Supper and Feeling Minnesota. It was in 1997 that Diaz landed a role opposite Ewan McGregor in A Life Less Ordinary and established herself as an accomplished actress and not just a pretty face. The same year, she did My Best Friend