Eva Mendes is an American actress and model. Described as one of the most beautiful Latin women, she knows that she has to “walk a fine line between being a respected actor and what they call a sex symbol.” In interviews, she has spoken freely about nudity, giving emphasis on the fact that her sexuality does not actually describe her. Let us look into some of her quotes in which she not only tries to define herself, but also talks about the trend to criticize nudity rather than violence in cinemas. Let us also find what she thinks about marriage, the kind of men she would like to have in her life and her temper.
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 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.
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I love the little suckers; they're so cute. But I love sleep so much, and I worry about everything.
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Meditation really helps create not only a sense of balance... but serenity and kind of a calm state of mind.
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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.
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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.
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I think now we just know way too much about our celebrities. It's not that interesting when you know that much about people.
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The careers that I admire and actually try to emulate are those of Julianne Moore and Annette Bening. Those women, to me, make amazing choices. They're sexy, beautiful women, but that doesn't dictate their choices.
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I keep my backstory pretty private and personal.
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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.
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My acting coach breaks down what happens to people's bodies when they do drugs. She breaks down what happens physiologically to you.
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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.
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I'm very free with my sexuality, but not everywhere all the time. I pick and choose when I do nudity, and who I do it for when I'm working, and when I'm doing it. I've done nudity twice in a film.
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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.
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I really like nice forearms - nice strong hands and forearms. I love that because then they can wear a watch really well.
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I always see something for sure one time and then I make myself see it a second time. Because second time is like, 'OK, I'm not that bad. I'm not that horrible.' But the first time I just think I'm god-awful.
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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.
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I want my mother to think - she's a tough fashion critic.
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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.
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I like the idea of playing a historical detective.
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I think we are living in pretty scary times and people are looking for inspiration and are also more open to the spiritual possibilities.
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I still go to acting class. I love the craft. It's just so much fun for me, and I'm always a student.
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It's the scariest thing in the world, going to acting class, because first of all, there's a lot of pressure. I just go back to being that fourth grader who couldn't, like, sit still in her seat.
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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.
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Well I'm a 5 year old at heart; I still think that there is a monster under my bed - and I'm not joking. It's pathetic, it's really not cute.
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.
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What's interesting is that my style is a lot crazier than what I project out there. It's a lot edgier.
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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.
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Because celebrities' lives are so visible, I think it makes it look lighter than it is.
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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.
When I reap the rewards, I don't even know I'm reaping them.
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A lot of my social media posts are about celebrating these women who wear our clothes, feel great in them and have comments.
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I have a four-month-old and I also have a toddler, so that takes up all of my time.
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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.
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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.
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If you took me to Coachella for our first date, it would probably be a done deal. It would be a sure thing.
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If I had a child, and I accidentally walked in on him seeing something, I'd rather he'd be seeing two people making love, than two people killing each other. USA in such a violent country, that I'd rather support sex!
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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.
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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.
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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.
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I come from a family and a heritage where you don't really go to therapy unless you're crazy. I want people to know that that's so not the case. It's enriching, and I've learned this new tool.
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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.
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I used to love fast food because I had no money, and I was a struggling actor.
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Once you stay open, it's incredible what starts unfolding.
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Rejection is good for the soul.
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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.
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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!
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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.
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I talk about therapy a lot because I love therapy. It has just enriched my life.
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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.
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I'm really loving and open at the same time.
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I have to be a little bit guarded, because I can be very open and I like to include people, but then again I have to remind myself to be careful.
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I wish writing was a talent that I had. I've tried. Unfortunately, I'm just not talented in the writing department. But, if I was, I would just write complicated roles for women because there's a lack of them.
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Perfectionism is boring and doesn't exist-to strive for it makes you uninteresting.
Eva Mendes
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.
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It's fun to be a woman. It's fun to flirt and wear makeup and have boobs.
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I love constructive criticism.
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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.
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I love my curves and I embrace them.
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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.
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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.
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I love being naked. I do everything in the nude, even the gardening! We're Cuban, and it's a hot island. Why not?
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I don't cook. I respect food too much.
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You can't do sweatpants... ladies, number one cause of divorce in America, sweatpants, no!
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I'm proud of people who have the determination and the fearlessness to actually go and face their demons and get better.
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When I've been open and accepting of where I am, things start opening up.
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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.
Eva Mendes
We shouldn't dwell on what is 'perfect.' We should celebrate our uniqueness.
Eva Mendes
I'm a trained actress and I can do it, but I think that you have to prove yourself.
Once we got the scene down, we were told to improv.
Eva Mendes
Actors used to carry films because people would have to actually go to the movies to see them. It was the only place. But now there's none of that mystique, and so there's less of a reason to buy a ticket.
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I love my country, but I believe that we are too quick to censor nudity.
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'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.
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I speak English without an accent, and I speak Spanish without an accent. I really do have the best of both worlds.
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.
I don't usually lose my temper, but if I get angry, it's true - I'm scary.
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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.
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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'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
You're going from audition to audition, changing in the backseat, and all that fun stuff that's great to do at one time in your life. That's when the 49-cent taco, as disgusting as it is, really plays into your day. It really helps you out.
Eva Mendes
Since I begrudgingly started my Instagram account and my social media exposure/connection. I say begrudgingly because I just didn't want to take the plunge, but when I realized it was just a direct connection to our customer and these women, I did it. I like listening to their stories and their feedback.
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I just love architecture, and I just love the idea of being someone who sees the world differently and doing everything you can do in order to actualize that dream. And really sticking to your guns when everyone else is telling you that you're crazy.
Eva Mendes
People in my inner circle of loved ones - we're tight and I've never misjudged someone as far as I know; I can feel someone's intentions, I know their intentions before they probably are honest enough with themselves to know it, so that's my strength.
