Come And Get Me

After the success of The Mask, her foot well in the door of Hollywood films, she was next afforded the chance to kick Hollywood ass in the feature film version of Mortal Kombat. For this role, Diaz had to undertake martial arts training. As luck would have it, there was a twist in the tale. Diaz injured her wrist karate-chopping her trainer's head. Post recovery, Diaz returned to some high-paying modeling jobs and found smaller, low-paying roles in independent films. Cameron states, "I think that definitely your chances of coming across material in independent films--material that is more interesting and more challenging--is more likely than in big-studio films. You always have to leave your doors open to independent films so you have that opportunity."