Eva Mendes Quotes - Page 4

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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.

  Eva Mendes

  Sexy, Self Esteem, Thinking

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

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• That's the beauty of being an actress, is that you hopefully get to have different roles and really stretch yourself. This is really what I've been working for a while. I've been in the business for a minute, and it's an opportunity like this that I've been really working towards.

  Eva Mendes

  Opportunity, Different, Roles

  Source: www.pbs.org

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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.

  Eva Mendes

  Class, Acting, World

  Source: www.pbs.org

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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.

  Eva Mendes

  Believe, Decision, Scripts

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

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• 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."

  Eva Mendes

  Heart, Thinking, Eight

  Source: www.pbs.org

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• 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.

  Eva Mendes

  Fun, Thinking, Class

  Source: www.pbs.org

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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.

  Eva Mendes

  Crazy, People, Tools

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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• I do everything I watch, whether it's like a big comic book film that I've done or something very serious and raw.I do have that initial feeling like I'm the worst, this is awful, my work is - I've let everybody down. I definitely have that.

  Eva Mendes

  Book, Feelings, Watches

  Source: www.pbs.org

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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.

  Eva Mendes

  Strong, Eyebrows, Wish

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

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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.

  Eva Mendes

  Taken, Class, Acting

  Source: www.pbs.org

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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.

  Eva Mendes

  Drunk, Acting, Want

  Interview with Vicki Hogarth, uk.askmen.com. November 20, 2009.

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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!

  Eva Mendes

  Country, Sex, Children

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• I don't come from a wealthy or privileged background, and growing up I was always looking for the best quality at a price I could afford. My love of vintage is rooted in that. Drugstores were the mecca for the latest makeup trends and products.

  Eva Mendes

  Growing Up, Makeup, Vintage

  Source: www.glamour.com

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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.

  Eva Mendes

  Sexy, Quirky, Sides

  Source: collider.com

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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.

  Eva Mendes

  Thinking, Awful, Firsts

  "Nicholas Cage and Eva Mendes Interviewed - 'Ghost Rider'". Interview with Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub, collider.com. February 12, 2007.

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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.

  Eva Mendes

  People, Drug, Acting

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• The biographies are very enlightening because you realise, "Oh my God, all these people I’ve admired - and tried to emulate even - when I was younger died tragically from substance abuse.

  Eva Mendes

  People, Abuse, Substance

  Interview with Vicki Hogarth, uk.askmen.com. November 20, 2009.

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• I keep my backstory pretty private and personal.

  Eva Mendes

  Interview with Vicki Hogarth, uk.askmen.com. November 20, 2009.

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• 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

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• When people write lies about you, and you know that they are lies, that means that they don't know the truth, so that's OK with me. If something true came out, I would have to check my circle to see who's talking and possibly make an apology phone call to my parents!

  Eva Mendes

  Lying, Writing, Mean

  Interview with Vicki Hogarth, www.askmen.com.

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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.

  Eva Mendes

  Strong, Nice, Hands

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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.

  Eva Mendes

  Men, World, Mysterious

  Interview with Vicki Hogarth, uk.askmen.com. November 20, 2009.

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• 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

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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.

  Eva Mendes

  Done, Film, Nudity

  Interview with Vicki Hogarth, uk.askmen.com.

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

  Eva Mendes

  Mother, Fashion, Thinking

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