Yahoo LifestyleCameron Diaz: 11 Awesome Quotes And Excellent Pieces Of Advice
The 42-year-old actress has it sussed and we love her thoughts on life, love, sex and, er, pubes
As Cameron Diaz celebrates her 42nd birthday, we've had a little look back at some of the best pieces of life advice she's offered the world in the 20 years since she arrived on the scene in The Mask (YES, 20 YEARS!).
Never a wallflower, Diaz has always been open and honest, from talking about poop in her Body book to how she travels the world for, er, c*ck. Here are some of her best moments.
On getting older: “There’s no such thing as turning back the hands of time, and it makes me crazy that we live in a society where that’s sold to women – that we’re supposed to believe that if we’re getting older, we’ve failed somehow, that we have failed by not staying young.”
On pubes: "I hear that there's a big fad these days of young women undergoing laser hair removal on all of their lady bits.
"Personally, I think permanent laser hair removal sounds like a crazy idea. Forever? I know you may think you'll be wearing the same style of shoes forever and the same style of jeans forever, but you won't.
"The idea that vaginas are preferable in a hairless state is a pretty recent phenomenon...and just like every other part of your body, your labia major is not immune to gravity. Do you really want a hairless vagina for the rest of your life?"
On children: "Its so much more work to have children. To have lives besides your own that you are responsible for - I didn't take that on. ... A baby - that's all day, every day for 18 years. Not having a baby might really make things easier, but that doesn't make it an easy decision. I like protecting people, but I was never drawn to being a mother."
On ladies: "I think women are beautiful - absolutely beautiful. And I think that all women have been sexually attracted to another woman at some point. It's natural to have connectivity and an appreciation for the beauty of other women."
On men: "For some reason, we get into relationships and we expect one man to understand 'all' the parts of us and meet all of those needs. I think that's where everything fails."
On weddings: "The mystique and the romance of a big wedding are lost on me. I don't think that I could ever do something that extravagant. I am not much of a planner.
"I would probably make the phone call 20 minutes before the bus leaves for the chapel and ask if anyone is available to come. That's probably how my wedding is going to end up."
On her body: "It's a roller coaster like any other relationship you have. Like with your car, you're like, 'I just love this car- it drives so fast!' And then you're like, 'God, I really need a new car...I wish I at least had another cupholder'."
On sex: "Sex is the most amazing stress-reliever. I think it's the best thing for everything. It should be 100 percent part of everyone's life on a day-to-day basis. We'd all be a lot happier! I love to get my heart rate up and I love sweating. Sex is undoubtedly the best way to do that!
"The best time of day for sex is anytime because it's sex."
On, er, sex: "Oh gosh, I can't even count how many times I've gotten on a plane for love. It's not unusual in this business; my lifestyle demands it. I'm always travelling for [whispers] cock. You've got to go where it is."
On music: "If you really want to torture me, sit me in a room strapped to a chair and put Mariah Carey's records on."
Cameron, Happy Birthday! May you continue to be so outspoken in your wonderful words of wisdom.
