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.

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.

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!

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 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.

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

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

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

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 don't cook. I respect food too much.

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

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

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

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.

I like the idea of playing a historical detective.

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

I love my curves and I embrace them.

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.

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

Rejection is good for the soul.

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

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.

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

When I first went to Europe, I thought I was going to move there. I was making plans to move to the south of Spain. It's such a cute, innocent thought. I think we all go through it.

When I reap the rewards, I don't even know I'm reaping them.

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.

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

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.

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

I've taken [acting] class with Larry Moss, who's more kind of in the theater world, so he's really educated me about playwrights.

I have a four-month-old and I also have a toddler, so that takes up all of my time.

The one thing I never want to do is act drunk or act high. You don’t do it from a mental kind of place because then you’re just acting.

I do think once I get into expectations, I've just trained myself. I've just trained myself to just move on to the next.

I want my mother to think - she's a tough fashion critic.

I think being a woman in Hollywood is a big enough challenge. It really is. I don't want to be one of those people who complain. But the lack of roles out there - it's unbelievable.

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