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

- Eva Mendes

I've been with the same person for a very long time but I'm just non-conventional in that way. I don't think people need to be married. I think a lot of people need that piece of paper, but I don't think everybody needs that to feel secure.

- Eva Mendes

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.

- Eva Mendes

Personally, I think wearing a baby chinchilla says, 'I'm ignorant.'

- Eva Mendes

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

- Eva Mendes

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

- Eva Mendes

I do like to belong to a man.

- Eva Mendes

But I've never felt objectified. Nothing you see me do is an accident.

- Eva Mendes

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.

- Eva Mendes

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

- Eva Mendes

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

- Eva Mendes

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

- Eva Mendes

I'm not an exhibitionist. But, honestly, for my art I'll do anything almost. I'll go there.

- Eva Mendes

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

- Eva Mendes

I try not to go crazy, but yes, I pay attention to what I eat.

- Eva Mendes

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

- Eva Mendes

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

- 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.

- Eva Mendes

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

- 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.

- Eva Mendes