Eva Mendes

“I'm very comfortable with myself and my sexuality, but it doesn't define me. I also read books believe it or not.”

“Once we got the scene down, we were told to improv.”

“Maybe something that's acceptable in your teens or 20s is unacceptable in your 30s or 40s.”

“I just want to be known for things other than my sexuality.”

“I love therapy! There's nothing like talking to someone who has no emotional tie to your life.”

“I make conscious decisions to stay out of the limelight. Without my make-up I'm pretty much the girl next door.”

“I love having a man in my life, and being his woman at the end of the day. I know it's a dichotomy.”

“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.”

“'Anchorman' is my favorite movie of all time and Ron Burgundy is one of my favorite characters of all time. It's my 'Gone With the Wind.'”

“I feel I'll take on the responsibility of showing the world a whole different kind of Latin woman.”

“We seem okay with violence, but nudity we race to criticize and censor.”

“Even if you buy a fur glove with the little trim, and you think 'Oh, my God, it's just a little trim,' that animal got clubbed.”

“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 might act like it's an accident but the opposite is true. I'm incredibly calculated when it comes to my career.”

“I do like to belong to a man.”

“I've never had a problem with nudity, but I don't put it out there without a reason.”

“I don't like my men to be too ornate. I like them to stand back and let their women shine, and they should really wear the pants in the relationship.”

“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. I'd love for my ambition and will and intellect and sense of humour to define me as well.”

“I speak English without an accent, and I speak Spanish without an accent. I really do have the best of both worlds.”

“I love my country, but I believe that we are too quick to censor nudity.”