Latest Eva Mendes Quotes from Interviews

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

  Eva Mendes

  Opening Up, Accepting, Opening

  Source: www.mtv.com

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

  Eva Mendes

  Incredibles, Unfolding

  Source: www.mtv.com

• 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.

  Eva Mendes

  Real, Self, Knowing

  Source: www.mtv.com

• The one thing I cannot tolerate in life is seeing people being taken advantage of, I cannot tolerate it; I can't even see it in a movie. That can borderline on abuse and so what I would say is: really know when to put that guard up, and know how to really read people because that will help you along the way.

  Eva Mendes

  Taken, People, Abuse

  Source: www.mtv.com

• 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.

  Eva Mendes

  People, Littles, Because I Can

  Source: www.mtv.com

• I'm really loving and open at the same time.

  Eva Mendes

  Source: www.mtv.com

• 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.

  Eva Mendes

  Circles, People, Honest

  Source: www.mtv.com

• 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.

  Eva Mendes

  People, Persevere, Very Romantic

  Source: www.mtv.com

• 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

  Dream, Crazy, Gun

  Source: www.mtv.com

• I'm actually big into meditation, transcendental meditation, and that really helps create not only a sense of balance, but all the other stuff this is gonna sound cliché... serenity and kind of a calm state of mind. And not that I'm like that all the time, but it helps me deal with life's ups and downs, coming from more of a centered place. Also it helps with creativity.

  Eva Mendes

  Creativity, Meditation, Serenity

  Source: www.mtv.com

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

  Eva Mendes

  Rewards, Reap, Knows

  Source: www.mtv.com

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

  Eva Mendes

  Four, Months, Toddler

  Source: wwd.com

• [Affordable prices] are important to me. My mother lets me know [if something is too expensive]. With a few dresses, she's, like, "That's too much." "But Mom, it's $59.99." "It's too much." And then I go back and we talk about price points. My family keeps my grounded.

  Eva Mendes

  Mom, Mother, Important

  Source: wwd.com

• I also have an amazing codesigner and an amazing partnership with New York & Co. The exciting part of growing together and having this kind of long-term relationship is that they can anticipate where I'm going with something. So our relationship is very defined, it's a true partnership so I'm not doing it all by myself.

  Eva Mendes

  New York, Long, Together

  Source: wwd.com

• 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.

  Eva Mendes

  Drug, Lines, Cosmetics

  Source: wwd.com

• 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.

  Eva Mendes

  Average, Six, Week

  Source: wwd.com

• A lot of my social media posts are about celebrating these women who wear our clothes, feel great in them and have comments.

  Eva Mendes

  Media, Clothes, Social

  Source: wwd.com

• I love constructive criticism.

  Eva Mendes

  Criticism, Constructive Criticism, Constructive

  Source: wwd.com

• 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.

  Eva Mendes

  Media, Listening, Connections

  Source: wwd.com

• 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.

  Eva Mendes

  Confused, Culture, Visibility

  Interview with David Colman, www.interviewmagazine.com. November 29, 2008.

• I think now we just know way too much about our celebrities. It's not that interesting when you know that much about people.

  Eva Mendes

  Thinking, People, Interesting

  Interview with David Colman, www.interviewmagazine.com. November 29, 2008.

• Because celebrities' lives are so visible, I think it makes it look lighter than it is.

  Eva Mendes

  Thinking, Looks, Celebrity Life

  Interview with David Colman, www.interviewmagazine.com. November 29, 2008.

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

  Eva Mendes

  Determination, People, Get Better

  Interview with David Colman, www.interviewmagazine.com. November 29, 2008.

• What's interesting is that my style is a lot crazier than what I project out there. It's a lot edgier.

  Eva Mendes

  Interesting, Style, Projects

  Interview with David Colman, www.interviewmagazine.com. November 29, 2008.

• 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.

  Eva Mendes

  Actors, Want, Red

  Interview with David Colman, www.interviewmagazine.com. November 29, 2008.