CraveOnline talks to Cameron Diaz

Cameron Diaz: Yeah, I think it’s highly relatable to everyone. I think that we’ve all been through these relationships before. That’s life. It’s the journey of love. This lifetime is to try to figure out how to make love work and nurture relationships. There’s definitely something that I think everybody can see a bit themselves, maybe not the exact same experience, but certainly the human aspect of it. 

CO: In the film, your character is smart. Does that automatically mean she’s going to have trouble with romance? 

CD: I think everybody has problems in romance. Who doesn’t? The great thing about romantic comedies I think or just love is that it’s imperfect. People spend a lot of time on it. What would we do if relationships were perfect? What would we do with our time? People spend their time trying to figure out, whether it’s going to a movie to be entertained by it or have a catharsizes, learn something from it like there’s a certain level of energy and attention that we give to that. So I think in these movies the women are smart because it’s more fun to watch a smart woman than a not very smart woman. I think most people consider themselves smart and they want to go watch somebody that they can relate to. I left it up to somebody like Nancy Myers to write somebody smart and I just act it. It doesn’t mean anything. It’s just an act. 

CO: What was it like doing the love scenes with Jude Law while you’re in a committed relationship? 

CD: Well it’s a funny thing we do. It’s a weird job. I’m not going to say that it’s not. You guys have all been around it long enough. You’ve asked these questions every time I’m sure to other actors. As actors we commit ourselves to certain emotions for the movie and for the sake of telling the story. That’s what we do. We’re storytellers. I’m sure as you ask every other actor, they’ll all tell you it’s uncomfortable first off to think about having to be intimate with somebody who isn’t the person that you’re intimate with. But, you’re acting and it’s your job and there’s certainly a level of professional that is essential to do that kind of work. You’re in a room with 50 people and the camera is right here. It’s about making people believe it’s something, but it’s never that. For some people, I’m sure it’s happened, but it’s just not that for me anyhow. We’re acting. Jude Law is a wonderful partner in these things. He’s totally respectful. He’s a very nice professional guy. He’s the perfect person to do something like this with. 

CO: So was he like, “I’m going to move this way so you move here?” 

CD: I don’t know. It’s like the same thing of when I take a bite of food. It’s all the same process. It’s being on a set. It’s telling a story everyday. It’s all the same. Nothing’s memorable the way of it anymore than when we’re doing the scenes where we’re talking in the car or something. 

CO: Do you have a new appreciation for movie trailers now? 

CD: I do actually. I think movie trailers are so important to our business. Not to the world, but to our business. As far as what they convey, we’ve all watched a trailer and have gone, “Oh my God, that looks so funny” and then you go in and they’re like taking axes to the back of each other’s heads and you go, “What the hell is this? I thought it was a comedy.” It’s one of those things where I think our industry has gotten very good at using as a tool for better or for worse. 

CO: Do you think this is a movie for guys as well? 

CD: I think so. Like I said, it’s a relatable story. Jude and Jack [Black] are not the dudes in this film. They are going through their own issues. They need to reconcile things for themselves and get to understand themselves in a certain way and know what they want and go after it. There’s a moment where you have to be with them as well and they make the decision of what they don’t want. I think that guy’s will definitely relate to it. 

CO: How’s Shrek 3 coming along? 

CD: It’s going. It’s working. It’s happening. It’s about to land in your guys’ laps I’m sure. I think that certain characters they have down like Shrek and Fiona. Every time I think they really strive to make a good statement. A solid, informed, good statement that’s uplifting and I think the characters are all really rounded in this film. 

CO: What role are you dying to play? 

CD: I’m sure there’s a lot of really great roles out there, I’m really bad at commitment. I hate committing myself to anything. So I’m really bad at saying, “Yeah, I’m going to be there in three months and I’m going to show up and going to stay for three months.” It’s really hard for me. It has to be something that I’m really sure that I’m going to be able to get there, be there and be happy that I am there. 

CO: Where does that lack of commitment come from? 

CD: It’s probably the lack of discipline honestly. It’s probably being a spoiled brat and getting my way every time. I’m sure that’s probably what it is. It’s a way of life. You know I just don’t want to do it. I’m sure I’ll suffer for it later, but I’m happy right now. 

CO: Are you going to be taking any time off? 

CD: I’m sure I should probably work some time soon. Eventually, when I find it. Not anything too soon. At the very least, I’m going to get through all of the Shrek press. I’ve got a long list of procrastinations that I need to catch up with. 

CO: You live with a musician. What does music mean to you? 

CD: Music has always been a big part of my life. My dad loves music like always music playing in our house no matter what. If the television was on, there was music still. Music is a huge part of my life and I’m all over the place. I love everything. I appreciate all kinds of music. I even appreciate gospel or country. 

CO: Do you two talk about different music? 

CD: I think that you rely on all of your friends to bring in different influences definitely. I talk about music with everyone, total strangers. 

CO: You’ve been public about your political views so how you do feel about the results and the recent election? 

CD: It’s great. It’s exciting. So exciting. Change is great. I think it’s important to change especially when something’s not working. You’ve got to take a chance don’t you and I think it’s great that we all have campaigned. Everyone has certainly on the last presidential election, the message of how every vote counts and how important it is to vote you know everybody sort of really hammered that out there and it didn’t feel like there was much of a change. People went out and voted and there was quite confusion as to what all of it meant. I think that by this election such a drastic change in people’s choices from the last time is I think that goes to show it sort of secures that idea of we do have the power to change things. We can make a difference and our voices can be heard and people are speaking out right now so it’s good.   

CO: So you’re optimistic? 

CD: I’m a complete pessimist. It’s not if the end of the world is coming, it’s when. 

CO: How do you feel about Trippin’? Did that show accomplish your goals? 

CD: That was my first go at it and I had no idea what I was doing. I feel good about what we produced. I feel like with our limited knowledge and the idea that we had and the ambition for it, I feel like we did okay. I don’t feel like it was perfect. I learned so much and the next time around I’m going to be able I’m sure hopefully a better job. I was just thankful to be able to have the opportunity to do it because I didn’t want to waste the chance, the opportunity. I feel like even though if you just reach one. It sounds so corny, but it’s really true. I feels good when someone says I saw that show and it made me feel differently about things. That really makes a difference and you never know what that person is going to be doing in their life that will help influence others. I love that I got the opportunity to do that and it was an amazing experience and as far as will I ever do another show with the ambition of reaching people and educating them on that, I think about it every single day. It’s always on my mind. I think about it, I talk about it with the people that I’m sort of in that with. It takes so much to do that, that you really have to make sure that the idea you have is the right idea. That you fully realize the energy that you’re putting into it is the best possible thing that you can be doing because it does take so much energy to do. So we have a couple of ideas, but nothing that’s happening at the moment. 

CO: Are you dealing better now with being a celebrity?