Quotes from Eva Mendes

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.

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

I love my curves and I embrace them.

I talk about therapy a lot because I love therapy. It has just enriched my life.

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'm a trained actress and I can do it, but I think that you have to prove yourself.

When people write lies about you, and you know that they are lies, that means that they don't know the truth.

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

I love the little suckers; they're so cute. But I love sleep so much, and I worry about everything.

A shimmery bronzer is the perfect way to look alive. If you don't want to wear makeup, mix some with moisturizer. You'll look pretty but not made-up.

I hope to never stop growing. I hope that with every role I play, I keep adding layers to my craft. I love acting and I study religiously with my coach.

I love constructive criticism.

I love every aspect of being a woman. I believe you should celebrate who you are.

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 still go to acting class. I love the craft. It's just so much fun for me, and I'm always a student.

I really like nice forearms - nice strong hands and forearms. I love that because then they can wear a watch really well.

I love sleeping. If there was an Olympics for it, I'd take gold. I'm Cuban. We love to sleep.

I don't usually lose my temper, but if I get angry, it's true - I'm scary.

The celebrity world can be so ugly. Everyone seems to have slept with everyone else and it's some sort of strange weird cycle. I don't want to get into that.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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