Eva Mendes Quotes

I'm a modern woman in the sense of I take care of myself, I'm fiercely independent, and I'm really ambitious. Yet I have these old-school thoughts in my mind.

I make conscious decisions to stay out of the limelight. Without my make-up I'm pretty much the girl next door.

I love a loose-fitting skirt with a cinched waist. A feminine silhouette is a no-stress zone - it's comfortable and I don't have to worry about wardrobe malfunctions!

Anchorman' is my favorite movie of all time and Ron Burgundy is one of my favorite characters of all time. It's my 'Gone With the Wind.

We shouldn't dwell on what is 'perfect.' We should celebrate our uniqueness.

If you took me to Coachella for our first date, it would probably be a done deal. It would be a sure thing.

I love having a man in my life, and being his woman at the end of the day. I know it's a dichotomy.

I have full faith in people. I think that we have the ability to change. We're habitual creatures. Once we figure out that bad habit and identify it, whether it's behavioral or whatever it may be, we change our habits. Obviously, I'm simplifying it and making it sound very easy to do, and we all know it's very difficult, but it's doable.

I think it's so hypocritical to be so anti-nudity in films, and be so pro-violence. I'd rather see two people making love, than somebody being done in. Or being shot and getting their head blown off.

I try not to go crazy, but yes, I pay attention to what I eat

I'm very comfortable with myself and my sexuality, but it doesn't define me. I also read books believe it or not.

There's something very romantic to me about people who persevere, and who get told "no, no, no" on a daily basis, and still do it anyway.

A shimmery bronzer is the perfect way to look alive. If you don't want to wear makeup, mix some with moisturizer. You'll look pretty but not made-up.

We seem okay with violence, but nudity we race to criticize and censor.

I'm proud of people who have the determination and the fearlessness to actually go and face their demons and get better.

People are incapable of stereotyping you; you stereotype yourself because you're the one who accepts roles that put you in this rut or in this stereotype

I'm a trained actress and I can do it, but I think that you have to prove yourself

I remember reading scripts when I started in the business, and [Latino roles] were either nonexistent or written as the maid or a drug dealer. We're no longer just that. I'll play any part that challenges me. What's important is that all races have choices.

I don't like my men to be too ornate. I like them to stand back and let their women shine, and they should really wear the pants in the relationship.

I'm not an exhibitionist. But, honestly, for my art I'll do anything almost. I'll go there.

Knowing when someone's the real deal or not, but still with putting your guard up and self-protecting, you've got to stay open. It comes back to balance.

I love being naked. I do everything in the nude, even the gardening! We're Cuban, and it's a hot island. Why not?

I've been with the same person for a very long time but I'm just non-conventional in that way. I don't think people need to be married. I think a lot of people need that piece of paper, but I don't think everybody needs that to feel secure

I don't cook. I respect food too much.

Once you stay open, it's incredible what starts unfolding.

It's tapping into something so deep that when I reap the rewards, I do not even know I'm reaping them. It's a more overall kinda thing.

I listen to [customers] and we make adjustments because we pretty much average a collection every six weeks. We're constantly taking everything in and taking notes.

It's fun to be a woman. It's fun to flirt and wear makeup and have boobs.

I'd love for my ambition and will and intellect and sense of humour to define me as well. I'm definitely responsible for the image that I put out there. But it does become frustrating, because I don't want 'sexy' to be my defining characteristic.

I don't usually lose my temper, but if I get angry, it's true - I'm scary.

I know I walk a fine line between being a respected actor and being what they call a sex symbol.

Maybe something that's acceptable in your teens or 20s is unacceptable in your 30s or 40s

Even if you buy a fur glove with the little trim, and you think 'Oh, my God, it's just a little trim,' that animal got clubbed.

I love my curves and I embrace them.

I talk about therapy a lot because I love therapy. It has just enriched my life.

I like the idea of playing a historical detective.

We see everything. We see what celebrities buy at the supermarket. It's ridiculous. It's that visibility. I'm confused by this whole celebrity-obsessed culture.

Rejection is good for the soul.

You can't do sweatpants... ladies, number one cause of divorce in America, sweatpants, no!

I liked the monsters, I liked them because I couldn't understand how something so scary could also be so good. It got me thinking as a very early age, and I had a lot of rehearsal.

I feel I'll take on the responsibility of showing the world a whole different kind of Latin woman.

I have a cosmetics line in Walgreens. It's exclusively at Walgreens. It's called Circa and it's basically prestige cosmetics that are at drug-store prices.

I think that, when you play a mother, whether you play a bad mother or a not so great mother or an amazing mother, being a mother is already so complicated. It's already three-dimensional, automatically, no matter what the role is, because you're playing a mother.

I love therapy! There's nothing like talking to someone who has no emotional tie to your life

I wanted to go into art history. Acting fell into my lap when a neighbor took pictures of me and showed them to an agent.

I don't come from a wealthy or privileged background, and growing up I was always looking for the best quality at a price I could afford. My love of vintage is rooted in that. Drugstores were the mecca for the latest makeup trends and products.

Perfectionism is boring and doesn't exist-to strive for it makes you uninteresting.

When I've been open and accepting of where I am, things start opening up.

I hope to never stop growing. I hope that with every role I play, I keep adding layers to my craft. I love acting and I study religiously with my coach.

I might act like it's an accident but the opposite is true. I'm incredibly calculated when it comes to my career.