Cameron Diaz Doesn't Want to Have Kids Just Because It's "Expected"
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Cameron Diaz kept it real when she talked about having children and dating when she did an interview for the November issue of Marie Claire. The 42-year-old actress has talked about her decision to not have children in the past (she wasn't drawn to the responsibility of raising a kid), and now she is addressing the constant question about motherhood that all female celebrities face. Keep reading to see Cameron's thoughts on the pressure to have children, as well as her outlook on going nude on camera and her role in the upcoming film Annie.
- On her role in Annie: "It's not very often you get to do a musical. Even though I was terrified of doing it, I kind of had to. The two things I'm most terrified of are heights and singing in front of people. I've jumped out of airplanes and scaled sides of cliffs — not to get over my fears, but to address them. I just felt like this is something that needed to be addressed. I cried uncontrollably. Everybody was so supportive and having fun with it because I was so pathetic, but the only way to get through scary things is to have a sense of humor about it."
- On going nude in film: "People have seen my butt. I've shown the top of my butt, the bottom of my butt. I'm not opposed to doing nudity, as long as it's part of the story. I'll do whatever has to get done if it's the right thing."
- On the pressure to have kids: "We live in a society where everyone has kids, so they want other people to have kids. There is this culture that says celebrities are supposed to be just like us, so people think, 'I have children — why doesn't she?' But I'm not going to do something because it's expected. If a family happens, then it happens. If children come to me, then I would do that, but I'm not someone who feels like she has to do something because it's expected."
- On dating: "I'm not looking for a husband or marriage or not not looking for that stuff. I'm living, not thinking what I should or shouldn't be doing with my life."