In the films that Cameron Diaz has acted, there are many scenes of great glimpses. One of the most classics is from "My Best Friend's Wedding": at the airport, she pushes a luggage cart towards Julia Roberts, blonde hair and a smile like an angel, glowing all over her body.
Stills from "My Best Friend's Wedding"
It was 1997 and she was 25 years old. The "Thunderbolt Baby" series, which has been popular all over the world since the turn of the millennium, has made Cameron Diaz one of Hollywood's top actresses ever since.
More than 20 years later, the 48-year-old Cameron has long ceased to be delicate and sweet, but he is still dashing and confident. She says she's spent a lot of time learning about her body and learning how to face aging head-on, she said.
These precious experiences and life experiences have been written into two books: "Your Body is the Beginning of All Good Things" and "No Fear of Aging", the first of which was published in China in 2016 and was republished in June this year; on the cover of the second book, she calmly put a plain face photo with a revealing age and deep eye wrinkles, and her smile was still bright. Many fans refer to these two books as the "Book of the Body".
The famous martial arts instructor brought her a change
In 1988, at the age of 16, Cameron Diaz was photographed by a photographer at a Hollywood party and became a fashion model at his recommendation. In 1993, she was selected to work with comedy star Kim Carey on "Stranger In Disguise", and after the film was released the following year, she became a hit in her early 20s and began to attract attention from Hollywood.
Stills from "Stranger in Disguise"
In "My Best Friend's Wedding", 27-year-old Cameron and 30-year-old Julia Roberts are at the peak of their appearance, and the two beautiful women are acting against each other, so that the audience is addicted and impressed. Cameron, who was not satisfied with the image of sweet chicks, and then in the "Thunderbolt Baby" series, let fans around the world see her heroic and humorous side.
But she recalled in "Your Body Is the Beginning of Everything" that when she was a child, she didn't really like her body. "At that time, I was covered with bones, and my whole body seemed to have only thin arms and legs, so the other children didn't like me very much."
The filming preparation for "Thunderbolt Baby" was a turning point: "I went to training to play the characters in the film. At that time, Yuan Xiangren was our martial arts instructor... During the first week of training, I thought I was going to die of exhaustion. But in the final stages of training, I felt like I was a superhero myself. It made me feel like I was stronger and more capable than I had been before, as if I could do anything. ”
Cameron Diaz on the set of "Thunderbolt Baby" (center)
Cameron, who had never received high-intensity, professional physical training before, had a feeling of opening up after such a hard battle. For the first time in her life, she learned what it meant to be connected to her own body. "That skinny body turned out to be so strong and powerful. And this strong and powerful body is actually mine! ”
This experience (the experience of learning to connect, fall in love with, and truly inhabit her own body) became the foundation for her to deal with everything in the future. "Everything — my career, the way I get along with my family, the way I get along with myself. In the process, I developed discipline. I know that now if I make up my mind to do something, I will be able to do it. ”
Calm down and learn to listen to your body's messages
In addition to healthy eating, exercise and other well-known methods, in this book, Cameron Diaztebe emphasizes one point: learn to listen to the signals sent by the body.
"Many people are ignoring the sensations of their bodies and brains, and even when their bodies and brains scream at them in the form of illness, anxiety, sudden weight gain or depression and depression, they are deaf and indifferent." Cameron is convinced that our bodies, which have evolved over tens of thousands of years, have a sensitive alert system, "When something goes wrong, your body will alert you." ”
If you ignore these small warnings, she says, you're one step closer to those huge emergency call signals — real diseases — "so listen carefully and give your body what it needs the first time it opens its mouth to ask you." ”
Cameron's experience is that you have to constantly check the state of your body, spend a little quiet time, pay attention to the feelings of the body, "Your body really talks to you, all you need to do is learn to listen." ”
Learning to listen means taking care of your body, and if you take care of your body, your brain will benefit from it. As your brain benefits from it, you'll find that you're better able to take care of your body. "The truth is as simple as this: how you treat yourself, what kind of feelings you will have. All the choices you make—what to eat, what to drink, whether to get enough sleep, whether to exercise regularly—determine what kind of day you will have and what kind of life you will have in the long run. ”
Accept the reality that it is slowly getting older
Despite years of active exercise and healthy eating, and despite her superior conditions and economic strength that most people can't match, Cameron Diaz will of course grow old and certainly make efforts to fight aging.
In "Without Fear of Aging," she generously recounts her efforts over the past 20 years to retain her youthful beauty: "I've worn makeup for more than a quarter of a century; I've spent hours cutting and dyeing my hair; I've visited dermatologists countless times and tried the various facial techniques they preach, from creams to lasers to botulinum to fillers, and so on. It's all about keeping youth and beauty alive. ”
But she couldn't do it, and at best she could slow down. "One morning, when I was drying my body after showering, I noticed that the skin on my thighs looked different. Like the rest of my body, my thighs began to show signs of aging. ”
Cameron Diaz has to admit that he can't recover as quickly as he used to after a workout. "I knew it was coming, but when it did, I was still taken aback. I'm so familiar with my body, but now, as I turn 40, my body is starting to take on something completely new, some of which is beyond my control. ”
What this famous actress, who may have tried the world's most advanced anti-aging technology and products, finally tells us that looking young and so-called "anti-aging" are not the same thing at all. No matter how hard you try, your body is getting old. And the "only way" she finally concluded that you can make yourself appear younger is to accept the reality that you are slowly getting older and deal with it calmly. The implication is that any attitude and practice of trying to be young and emphasizing "frozen age" is meaningless.
The picture in "No Fear of Aging" is also very telling: when photographer Jeff Dunas asked Cameron to model for him, she was just getting started and was only 16 years old. The photographer suggested that, if possible, they should retake the photo as much as possible in the years to come. So every few years, the two would take pictures again, and each time she would hold the photo of the last time, gradually showing the artistic effect of condensing time.
The industry is responsible for a large part of the responsibility
Cameron Diaz also admitted in "No Fear of Aging" that his industry (film and television industry) is responsible for a large part of the formation of the way aging is viewed in today's society.
"The industry reminds us that old age is ugly and that old age brings depreciation. This message is coming from all directions... No matter where you look, this message has been broadcast loud and clear to women: Never let yourself get old no matter what. Women of all ages, she said, have been bombarded with messages that promote standards of beauty that make them feel sloppy or make them feel like they have to change.
But as a heavyweight at the center of the industry, Cameron sincerely said that combined with her many years of life observation and experience, she would like to make another point: I hope that all women can recognize that every stage of life that a woman goes through has its own unique beauty. "Now, when I say a woman is beautiful, I'm more likely to say that she's energetic and energetic, exuding a beauty of self, understanding and acceptance of the world."
Stills from "Love Holiday"
As she moves towards the age of 50, Cameron says she wants to win the next milestone in her life at the age of 50: "I wish I could be wiser, stronger, more compassionate and more attentive to the world around me." As I imagine myself getting older, I want to focus on that, rather than clinging to my youth, to my past, to my self-image that I can never return to. This is my expectation of my life: not to look back and nostalgia for what I once had, but to look forward to the future and focus on my own future growth. ”
Red Star News reporter Qiao Xueyang
Edited by Li Jie
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