Quotes from Eve Torres

WWE wants women who are confident and can handle everything that being a WWE Diva comes with like lots of travel and being tough.

I've always fantasized about facing Lita.

It's not my fault that men fall in love with me!

My goal was to always get my degree. Once I did that, I thought I could pursue any other passion because I had something to fall back on if I needed it.

My parents never really pushed me, but I was so hard on myself. I would say I had some perfectionist quality, to a fault.

I always try to put my best foot forward both inside and outside the ring.

I would say that the one thing I miss obviously is the in-ring action. The closest I get to that is being able to teach big groups of women and leading them down the path towards empowerment towards jiu-jitsu.

When it comes to the live events, you get to see great Diva matches you don't see on 'Monday Night Raw.'

There is a big difference between performing in WWE before thousands of people in an arena and acting in a scene with a camera close-up on your face.

All the Divas work hard, they're all threats. They're just not as good as I am.

The whole time I was in WWE, I was like, 'We need a reality show,' because the stuff that goes down is just crazy.

Vince has always been so hands-on, and that's why WWE does so well.

Timing is a big part of stunt work and fighting scenes. It's something you learn in WWE, especially when they are really character-driven fights.

In fact, one of my good friends is an amazing Bollywood choreographer. She once asked me to perform in one of her shows in college. So, I have danced to the Bollywood music and it was great fun. It is tiring and requires a certain level of fitness.

I think the first time that you win the title - you just don't know how to make the most out of your title reign until you've had one and then you've lost it. Once you lose something, you know how much more it means to you.

I would say my most disappointing moment was not competing in a match even though I was Divas Champion at 'WrestleMania XXVII.' Although, I did get to be a part of a fun backstage segment with Stone Cold, the Rock, and Mae Young... not too shabby!

Where the women's division is now, if you had told me when I was there that women were gonna headline 'WrestleMania,' I would have said, 'Get out of here. That's never gonna happen.'

I was a wrestler and now I teach jiu-jitsu, but they're obviously different in many ways. However, they do kind of translate.

As far as lighting and blocking, camera angles and facial expressions, all that stuff that has to be very specific in film, as opposed to in wrestling where everything is larger than life and you're performing to the masses.

I think being a WWE Diva is a tough job; there's lots we do that's not seen on television, constantly working and trying to better ourselves.

The one thing that I always encourage women who want to be WWE Divas to do is have something you are passionate about. For me it was Jiu-Jitsu and martial arts. For some people it's soccer. Whatever it is, it gives you confidence and that will translate.

My background in gymnastics, martial arts, and dancing has translated very well in the ring.

I think the Diva Search was a great way to find women who might have been intimidated to get into the WWE world on their own.

Being offered the role in the Jackie Chan film was amazing. I got to do a fight scene with Jackie Chan.