Eva Mendes
Eva Mendes
Eva de la Caridad Méndezis an American actress and model. She began acting in the late 1990s, and after a series of roles in B movies such as Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terrorand Urban Legends: Final Cut, she made a career-changing appearance in Training Day. Since then she has co-starred in movies including All About The Benjamins, 2 Fast 2 Furious, Ghost Rider, We Own the Night, Stuck on You, Hitch and The Other Guys...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth5 March 1974
CityMiami, FL
CountryUnited States of America
I love it, but it's not important to me to always be thought of as sexy. I like it when it doesn't limit my career. It's a part of my life, but on a secondary plane
I used to love fast food because I had no money, and I was a struggling actor.
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.
Yet in the celebrity-obsessed culture, where everything of you is a shot on the red carpet, I don't want that to dominate my image. First and foremost, I am an actor. I want great roles.
What's interesting is that my style is a lot crazier than what I project out there. It's a lot edgier.
It's challenging being a woman. There are other kinds of obstacles that come your way, but there are many times that being Latin has actually helped me, being a Cuban-American has helped me.
I talk about therapy a lot because I love therapy. It has just enriched my life.
I'm drawn to look tough. The arched eyebrows are just there - I don't do them like that. I have strong features, but I wish I could be tougher.
It's flattering that people think I'm sexy, but it's not the end-all, be-all. The minute I put my self-esteem on what they think I am, I'm screwed, because one day they're not going to think I'm sexy.
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 think we are living in pretty scary times and people are looking for inspiration and are also more open to the spiritual possibilities.
I like the idea of playing a historical detective.
I am a man with an open mind. I really don't know anything, but I'm very interested in the spiritual and the material.