Eva Mendes Net Worth

Eva Mendes's Quotes

• 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.
• I wanted to be a nun when I was very little. Well, that was until my sister told me that they don't get paid. Then I went off with that idea quickly.
• 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.

Interesting Facts about Eva Mendes

1. Is Cuban-American and was raised Roman Catholic.
2. Was a marketing major at the California State University, Northridge before she dropped out to pursue acting.
3. Is writing a book titled "Crazy Leggs Beshee", inspired by her nieces and nephews, that introduces vocabulary, art, history and values through a medium kids understand.
4. Loves interior designing and would undertake this profession if not acting.
5. Hobbies are music, hiking, biking, skiing, mountain climbing, and interior design.
6. Graduated from Herbert Hoover High School in Glendale, California. John Cho, Joseph Hahn and Alex Kalognomos were also students there.
7. Has played Denzel Washington's wife/girlfriend twice: Training Day (2001) and Out of Time (2003).
8. Her favorite films are Blowup (1966) and The Shining (1980).
9. Ranked #12 on Maxim magazine's "Hot 100 Women of 2005" list.
10. Was among the guests at Jessica Simpson's 25th birthday party.
11. Ranked #53 in FHM magazine's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2005" supplement.
12. Ranked #54 on Maxim magazine's "Hot 100 Women of 2002" list.
13. Ranked #80 in FHM magazine's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2004" supplement.
14. Ranked #44 in FHM magazine's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2006" supplement.
15. Was the speaking voice in Will Smith's song "Miami", and appeared in the music video. In 2005, when she was cast opposite Smith in Hitch (2005), she mentioned this to him during rehearsals. Smith sheepishly admitted that he did not remember her.
16. Ranked #7 on Maxim magazine's "Hot 100 Women of 2007" list.
17. Speaks Spanish fluently. English is her second language.
18. Was originally cast as Susan Ortega in Bruce Almighty (2003) but had to be replaced due to scheduling conflicts.
19. On February 7, 2008, she has entered the Cinque Lodge rehab facility in Utah to battle substance abuse issues.
20. Ranked #7 on Maxim magazine's "Hot 100 Women of 2008" list. She was also ranked #7 on Maxim's "Hot 100 Women of 2007" list.