Eva Mendes Talks Nudity and Laughs in W Magazine

By PopEater Staff Posted Jun 14th 2010 10:52AM

Incontrovertible fact: Eva Mendes and "sexy" go together. But with her role in Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg's 'The Other Guys,' the 36-year-old actress is looking to add a generous layer of "hilarious" onto her image.

Her first comic role has her playing a "Knicks dancer-turned-doctor married to a dunderhead of a forensics cop (Ferrell) who doesn't realize what a babe his wife is," W magazine writes in their new cover story.

After the jump, Mendes talks nudity (doesn't faze her), comic acting (comes naturally) and her ethnicity (Cuban parents or not, she's an American gal).

On nudity -- something she's embraced in 'We Own the Night,' 'Training Day' and countless photo shoots: "I've never had a problem with nudity, but I don't put it out there without a reason. I'm not an exhibitionist. But, honestly, for my art I'll do anything almost. I'll go there."

Does the sexuality worry her? "I know I walk a fine line between being a respected actor and being what they call a sex symbol. It's a hard one to walk if you want to be known as a real, credible actor. But I've never felt objectified. Nothing you see me do is an accident. I might act like it's an accident, but the opposite is true. I'm incredibly calculated when it comes to my career."

On her ethnicity: "I don't consider myself a Latin American actress. I was born and raised here, and I have Cuban parents, but for me, I am the new American girl. It's not only Drew Barrymore and the blond mid-western girl. This, [pointing to her face] is also what we look like now."

She loved her chance to make 'em laugh in 'The Other Guys': "It's very hard for me to be seen as funny, and the truth is, that's where I'm most comfortable. [This role] was completely liberating. Never have I had so much fun with a character and felt so natural at it. Had I done this movie three years ago, I wouldn't have had the confidence to throw it back at Will, and now, if anything, I was overly confident. I didn't know when to stop!"

The two comments she gets: "'You seem a lot taller on film,' and 'You're funny.' If people hang out with me, they see I'm a ham."

For the full story, visit W or buy the new issue on newsstands.

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Monday 14 June

By scoobster79

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Give me a break. I'm a red-blooded American Girl. Got my own boobs. Why can't I ever get equal entertainment? I'm sick of seeing women always willing to drop their clothes. No wonder women are still behind in this world.... : (

By valerie

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I totally agree with you.

By huffmans05

Hang in there, someone will appreciate you. And you are right about all the girls dropping their clothes, it's over done and several of them look better covered than not.

By Erin

A real (not even CLOSE to fat) all-American girl with talent and purpose who pulls up short of "you're stupid if you don't agree with me. Now THIS is refreshing!

By mikemaj82

she's one of those dirty ones.

By kiki boobay

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I LIKE EVA BUT HER JAW IS CUT LIKE A MAN SHE MIGHT BE A MAN WHICH MAKES THE WRITER OF THIS ARTICLE A HOMO- HE CLEARLY IS FAWNING OVER THIS WOMAN BECAUSE SHE LOOKS MASCULINE!

By robert salmaggi

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Eva is the best. I love her.

By jim

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She is one of the most beautiful women that I have ever seen--period. This woman doesn't have a weak spot in her entire person. All I can say is if there is such a thing as a # 10, she is definetly on that list. Sultry, beautiful, hot & gorgeous. If she is as smart as she is beautiful & has a personality to go with it, I WANT ONE.

By Gregg

One of the most sexiest women alive. Enough said.

By ang

I think Eve is for sure in the top 3 attractive Latino women.
In some shots in movies shes (OK ) lookin but man, most times i think she is amazingly beautiful and VERY sexy...(guys who know what i mean) tell me.....you can look in this womans eyes and see sex,...she LOVES sex and gets into it...shes totaly hot ! !

By CeCe

Eva is just another woman who has fallen prey to the masculine, male-dominated world that we live in. Like all the rest, she feels that she has to be sexually explicit in order to get ahead or get much needed attention. Women like her need to get over themselves, I'm sick of it and their excuses or reasons why they get naked all the time. Eva who?

By RGV2006

SHE HOTTER THEN ANY JENNIFER IN HOLLYWOOD.

By david mcdonald

JD You must like your women to look like 10 yr. old boys . Wonder why that is ?

By chuck

Turn 'em upside down and they all look like sisters.

By blue klaw

buy APPI stock and get rich

By hitman

I would love to see Eva nude in person

Wednesday 21 July

By GANPATRAO