Actress Renee Zellweger says she took a six-year break from acting because she was exhausted and wanted to explore other things. The Oscar-winning actress decided to take a break from Hollywood in 2010. In an interview for deadline.com, the Bridget Jones's Diary star opened up about her decision, reports dailymail.co.uk "The schedule had caught up to me and I wasn't taking care of myself. I was really exhausted and making choices that weren't necessarily healthy. I needed to step away from all the things that I felt," Zellweger said. Birds of Prey Star Margot Robbie Reveals She Found the Joker-Harley Quinn Storyline in Suicide Squad Confusing.

"I needed to try other things, things that didn't fit into the schedule that I had found myself in service of for such a long time. There's never a good time to step away from unbelievable creative opportunities, but I needed to grow and I needed to challenge myself in a different way to figure out, I don't know, a purpose, and live a little outside of the movie sets and promotional tours, and dresses and heels, and have authentic exchanges with people," she added. Story For Wonder Woman 3 and Amazon Spin-Off Series Is Ready, Reveals Director Patty Jenkins.

Zellweger, 50, came back on the big screen career with Bridget Jones's Baby, which released in 2016. She is now a contender for an Oscar for Judy Garland biopic titled Judy.

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