Cameron Diaz graces the July cover of UK’s Cosmopolitan to drum up publicity for the June 26 premiere of her new tear jerker, My Sister’s Keeper and in the interview reveals the transformative effect that the last year has had on her, admitting that "she’s a completely different person 100 percent." Diaz’s whirlwind of a year was most notably marked by the unexpected passing of her father from pneumonia last April.

Diaz, who has been quoted as saying she does not want to have any children, told Cosmo, “I could end up adopting half a dozen kids, or I could end up being the next 'Octo-mom'—who fricking knows!" And now, after dating a string of industry heartthrobs Diaz says, "I want a man who knows who he is. Someone who understands himself, has already dealt with his issues and who can say, 'I see where I've been foolish before and I'm not going to be like that again,'"

The starlet also dished out some sage advice when explaining why it is "incredibly important" for her to always feel sexy. "You have to feel sexy—and I mean in the way that you feel sexy. Not in the images you see that say, 'This is what sexy is—you have to look like this to be sexy.' Sexy can be anything. If more women embraced their own sexuality and their own sexiness, then men would pick up on that.'"