“I was never in love with acting, Mendes admitted to the outlet.
I dont mean this in a self-deprecating way, but I wasnt a great actress.
I had my moments when I worked with really great people.
Eva Mendes and Ryan Gosling.Dave Allocca/Starpix/Shutterstock
He gets something out of me thats never been accessible before, she shared.
“Thats the one thing I would love to do, she said.
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Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes in ‘The Place Beyond the Pines’.Atsushi Nishijima/Focus Features
But for every blockbuster that she landed, there was a frustrating rejection or less than thrilling gig.
Thats all they would say at the beginning Shes too ethnic for this, too ethnic for that.
It was so crazy.
That was the constant note.
Her latest project was penning the personal picture book,Desi, Mami, and the Never-Ending Worries.
“I still have the same level of ambition as I had before, Mendes said.
It just has shifted.
“It was like a no-brainer,” Mendessaid of the decision earlier this year.
I just worked with Ryan Gosling, who’s, like, the best.
