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

“It’s fun to be a woman. It’s fun to flirt and wear makeup and have boobs.”

“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 don’t go to premieres. I attend film openings I’m in, and that’s about it. Fame and celebrity doesn’t matter to me. The longevity of my career does.”

“I have the hugest . . . overbite. It’s so big, my older brothers and sisters used to call me “Bugs”. I looked like a bottle opener. But I’ve never fixed my bite because it’s one of the things that makes me me. I used to get teased about the mole on my left cheek. In junior high the other kids would say, “You’ve got some chocolate on your face”, and I fell for it every time. I said, “The minute I turn 18 I’m going to get that mole removed!” But I’m happy I didn’t. My best feature is my big hips. I’ve got some nice childbearing hips, and I feel very proud of them. When I was younger I thought they were too big. I wanted to be slimmer. But now I totally embrace them.”

“I’m actually taking advantage of my time off. You know, I had a film that was pushed, so I’m home spending time with my family, going to the gym and actually enjoying taking care of myself…This year has been great for me because I’ve learned how to relax. The last three years have been amazing but kind of crazy. So I don’t know, I feel grounded. I feel really good.” – Eva Mendes tells People magazine how she feels after having spent several weeks in rehab.