196 Quotes by Eva Mendes

We shouldn't dwell on what is 'perfect.' We should celebrate our uniqueness.

I have a cosmetics line in Walgreens. It's exclusively at Walgreens.It's called Circa and it's basically prestige cosmetics that are at drug-store prices.

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

I wanted to go into art history. Acting fell into my lap when a neighbor took pictures of me and showed them to an agent.

People are incapable of stereotyping you; you stereotype yourself because you're the one who accepts roles that put you in this rut or in this stereotype

Rejection is good for the soul.

I'm a modern woman in the sense of I take care of myself, I'm fiercely independent, and I'm really ambitious. Yet I have these old-school thoughts in my mind.

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.

It's tapping into something so deep that when I reap the rewards, I do not even know I'm reaping them. It's a more overall kinda thing.