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'm drawn to a lot of tragedies, and I love a Greek tragedy.But I would think - I start thinking realistically about it, and performing eight days a week, that would take a toll. I take things to heart. I don't know if I could survive, like, "Medea."
I always see something for sure one time and then I make myself see it a second time. The second time is like, 'Okay, I'm not that bad. I'm not that horrible.' But the first time I just think I'm god-awful."
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 think now we just know way too much about our celebrities. It's not that interesting when you know that much about people.
Because celebrities' lives are so visible, I think it makes it look lighter than it is.
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 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 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.
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.
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.
I think it would be so fun to do some kind of comedy, something - I'm not exactly sure, but something like I just did Moliere's "Tartuffe" in class, and wow, what a stretch. Why go to classes? I get to play in Moliere's "Tartuffe," and I could never - nobody would ever think that they would be, I'd be right for that.
I want my mother to think - she's a tough fashion critic.
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.
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.