Cameron Diaz: Hollywood is a funny place

Don't hate Diaz because she's beautiful

“The last couple of years were hell,” Cameron Diaz told ContactMusic. “I can’t even tell you, it was so hard. I didn’t know how to handle it. But I think I’m in a much better place now, because I stepped away for a second and took a breath.”

The “Mask” star blames much of her angst on Tinseltown. “Hollywood is a funny place,” she says. “It offers so much, but it can also take a lot away from you.”

Diaz also doesn’t want people to hate her because she’s beautiful.

“If a woman who is a successful actress weighs 300 pounds and has warts, nobody ever asks her, ‘Do you think you made it because you’re ugly?’” she asks. “So why should there be prejudice against someone who’s had some success in films and looks a little better than average? It’s all in my genes, so don’t hold it against me.”