You'd think that with all the pads and jock straps, there wouldn't be much room for a girl in the action-packed football flick Any Given Sunday. But then again, CAMERON DIAZ likes to go against the grain in life - even if it happens to be on the gridiron. This time around she’s playing Christina Pagniacci – an uber rich, unsentimental team owner who attempts to run the game as big business. Her biggest obstacle is the team’s coach Al D’Amato (played by Al Pacino), whose love of the game has, in her mind, become outdated and highly unprofitable.Recently, I caught up with the on-again-off-again blonde who commands a room as if she’s shooting the breeze with a bunch of old pals. Here. Be a fly on the wall...

BBB: After your sweet but freaky role in Being John Malkovich, how was it playing such a tough chick in this movie?
Cameron: It was fun and it was a real challenge. It was just a great experience to try on different shoes.

BBB: After looking so hideous in Being John Malkovich, it must have been a treat to look beautiful again.
Cameron: Yeah to have the blonde hair and look great again was fun – but I'm kinda in the middle – a little of both – a blend or mixture of the two. I felt it was important for Christine to look the way she did so she didn't come off as a man. I wanted her femininity to be apparent and that she wasn't afraid of it. The way she presented herself was well thought out because she's in a tough business. It's strategic as well as fulfilling her own needs as a woman.

BBB: Speaking of looks, didn't you have brown hair not too long ago?
Cameron: You're right. I had to dye it back to blonde for Charlie‘s Angels. How long did it take yours?

BBB: I'm not telling!
Cameron: Well it took me about 24 hours!

BBB: You’re not the kind of actress that gives into blockbuster movies, are you?
Cameron: I don’t feel pressure for that. I don’t feel like my next movie should be the lead in a romantic comedy. I don’t feel that pressure at all.

BBB: What about money? What if they offer you a ton of it? 
Cameron: [shakes her head] I’ve got sooo much money – I don’t need any money! It’s all relative of course, but I would never have dreamed that I would have this kind of money...so why do I need more?

BBB: But can you say “no” to a $15 million check just like that? 
Cameron: Yes. Yes, very easily.

BBB: Omigod. You’re a saint.
Cameron: It’s a matter of what I’m getting paid to do. What do they expect from me? When they’re paying me $15 million, they’re not paying me to act. They’re buying me for what they want. They’re planning on putting that movie out on such a scale that they’re going to make so much more money than that, that they’re just throwing me a biscuit.

BBB: Were you scared to meet Al Pacino?
Cameron: Yes I was nervous. I mean, it’s Al Pacino! He has such a strong presence and is incredibly patient.

BBB: What about you in those locker room scenes?
Cameron: Yeah, what about those locker room scenes?! Next time I gotta look down, but eye to eye contact is the best way to handle those scenes.

BBB: We know your film career is outstanding, but how’s your personal life?
Cameron: [jokes] OUTSTANDING!