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I love having a man in my life, and being his woman at the end of the day. I know it's a dichotomy.

Eva Mendes

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Eva Mendes
Age: 50
Born: 1974
Born: March 5
Actor
Actress
Film Actor
Model
Stage Actor
Television Actor
Miami
Florida
Eva de la Caridad Mendez
Dichotomy
Woman
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Men
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Life

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When I first went to Europe, I thought I was going to move there. I was making plans to move to the south of Spain. It's such a cute, innocent thought. I think we all go through it.
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I talk about therapy a lot because I love therapy. It has just enriched my life.
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I make conscious decisions to stay out of the limelight. Without my make-up I'm pretty much the girl next door.
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I think being a woman in Hollywood is a big enough challenge. It really is. I don't want to be one of those people who complain. But the lack of roles out there - it's unbelievable.
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I think now we just know way too much about our celebrities. It's not that interesting when you know that much about people.
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Well I'm a 5 year old at heart I still think that there is a monster under my bed - and I'm not joking. It's pathetic, it's really not cute.
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I know I walk a fine line between being a respected actor and being what they call a sex symbol.
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I used to love fast food because I had no money, and I was a struggling actor.
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But I've never felt objectified. Nothing you see me do is an accident.
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We seem okay with violence, but nudity we race to criticize and censor.
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I keep my backstory pretty private and personal.
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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
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