Eva Mendes Quotes

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

Perfectionism is boring and doesn’t exist-to strive for it makes you uninteresting.

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!

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

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.

I want my mother to think – she’s a tough fashion critic.

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.

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

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

Once you stay open, it’s incredible what starts unfolding.

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.

I’ve learned that it’s way harder to be a baby. Everything is a struggle for her. For instance, I haven’t thrown up since the ’90s and she’s thrown up twice since we started this interview. Motherhood is cake compared to what it’s like to be a baby.