Eva Mendes Movie Quotes

I love my curves and I embrace them. ~ Eva Mendes

The celebrity world can be so ugly. Everyone seems to have slept with everyone else and it's some sort of strange weird cycle. I don't want to get into that. ~ Eva Mendes

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

I've never had a problem with nudity, but I don't put it out there without a reason. ~ Eva Mendes

I speak English without an accent, and I speak Spanish without an accent. I really do have the best of both worlds. ~ Eva Mendes

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. ~ Eva Mendes

My acting coach breaks down what happens to people's bodies when they do drugs. She breaks down what happens physiologically to you. ~ Eva Mendes

I really like nice forearms - nice strong hands and forearms. I love that because then they can wear a watch really well. ~ Eva Mendes

Being sexy is just one component. It's not a thing I am. It's a thing I can be. It's a side of myself I can tap into, just like I can tap into my funny side, my quirky side or my dramatic side. It's not what I am. ~ Eva Mendes

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. ~ Eva Mendes

I think we are living in pretty scary times and people are looking for inspiration and are also more open to the spiritual possibilities. ~ Eva Mendes

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

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

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. ~ Eva Mendes

I love the little suckers; they're so cute but I love sleep so much and I worry about everything. ~ Eva Mendes

I love sleeping. If there was an Olympics for it, I'd take gold. I'm Cuban. We love to sleep. ~ Eva Mendes

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

When people write lies about you, and you know that they are lies, that means that they don't know the truth. ~ Eva Mendes

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. ~ Eva Mendes

I like a mysterious man. I like a man who reads and is knowledgeable about the world, but who doesn't have to brag about it. ~ Eva Mendes

I do everything I watch, whether it's like a big comic book film that I've done or something very serious and raw.I do have that initial feeling like I'm the worst, this is awful, my work is - I've let everybody down. I definitely have that. ~ Eva Mendes

It's important for me to work with a strong director because I know I can go to some really deep places, I just need direction on how to get there. ~ Eva Mendes

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'd love for my ambition and will and intellect and sense of humour to define me as well. ~ Eva Mendes

I read a lot of scripts. I believe you've got to read one that you know you're not going to do, because you've got to educate yourself on what's out there to make the best decision for you. ~ Eva Mendes

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. ~ Eva Mendes

I feel like the American years were my apprenticeship for doing a Bond movie. ~ Sam Mendes

I used to love fast food because I had no money, and I was a struggling actor. ~ Eva Mendes

I'm an actress. To be honest, it's a very awkward business. It's one of those things where it's almost like a first date. There's a way you want to come across. You want to show your goods. The truth starts to slip out sometimes. ~ Eva Mendes

I've learned that it's way harder to be a baby. Everything is a struggle for her. For instance, I haven't thrown up since the '90s and she's thrown up twice since we started this interview. Motherhood is cake compared to what it's like to be a baby. ~ Eva Mendes

I don't go to premieres. I attend film openings I'm in, and that's about it. Fame and celebrity doesn't matter to me. The longevity of my career does. ~ Eva Mendes

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

Listen, you make a big movie, you're going into the Coliseum, and people are going to give you the thumbs up or the thumbs down. And that's part of the game. It's part of the fun as well. ~ Sam Mendes