Eva Mendes: A Few Thoughts from the Talented Hubby
So, Eva Mendes openly admits, “I never liked acting. I don’t say this to demean myself, but I wasn’t a great actress.” Bold statement from someone who’s been lit up on the big screen, right? It’s like turning up to a buffet and saying, “Nah, I’m not a fan of food.” Well, Eva, thanks for the honesty, though it might be easier to just whip up some lovely artisan excuses!
In a recent chat with the Times, Mendes took a long, reflective look back at her career, reminiscing about those magical moments spent with “really great people.” The most significant of them, of course, is her husband Ryan Gosling — who, by the way, is a little busy playing the macho, spurned lover in this summer’s sensation, Barbie, alongside Margot Robbie. A role, I might add, that probably did wonders for his collection of pink wardrobe.
The True Romance of Barbie and Ken
Now, despite casting some shade on her filmography, Mendes is serving up some hefty praise for their joint collaborations. “I have never experienced anything like this,” she exclaimed about their time working together. And let’s be honest here, who wouldn’t want her husband to deliver fresh takes on tragicomic masculinity while she doles out advice like a marital life coach?
She says she essentially told him, “Make Barbie notice you!” instantly placing herself in a role that’s more supportive partner than diva on set. A clever tactic, Eva! Clearly, Ryan’s navigation skills in the world of love and plastic have improved greatly under her tutelage. Can someone ensure he remembers to take his notes from their family meetings to the set? I’d hate for him to accidentally walk in with a ‘cheeseburger surfing’ motif instead of ‘hunky lawn care enthusiast’ for the subsequent romcom shots!
Moreover, in a separate chat with the Wall Street Journal, Gosling admitted that Mendes shapes his role choices just as much as he shapes their children’s art projects. “I don’t really take roles that put me in a dark state of mind,” said Ryan, straight out of a therapy session. Talk about having a partner that manages the emotional rollercoaster of Hollywood while also grading your drawings of monsters with big googly eyes like a pro.
So, will Ryan boldly return to the big screen for another role? Or will he go on a family retreat, building skyscrapers of Lego with the kids while continuing to hone that emotional range? Only time, and perhaps Mendes’ cues from the sidelines, will tell! Meanwhile, we’ll be here, taking notes for our own love lives, because if there’s one takeaway from this couple’s journey, it’s this: It really pays to have your better half on speed dial while you pretend to be a plastic bombshell.
In the grand scheme of things, let’s just appreciate that even in an industry where self-doubt can be as rampant as overpriced lattes, Mendes is out there living her best life — lounging in that beauty sector while teaching her husband the art of love in a plastic world. It’s a Hollywood fairy tale with a twist, and we’re all here for it!
“I never liked acting. I don’t say this to demean myself, but I wasn’t a great actress. » Eva Mendes is not kind to his filmography. Interviewed by the Timesthe actress looked back on her film career. “There are times when I have worked with really great people,” she admits, however. The first of them is Ryan Gosling, her husband. His latest film, Lost River, dates back a decade. She played a supporting role in Ryan Gosling’s feature directorial debut. The film was released the year their first daughter was born, in 2014, born three years after the start of their romance. They are today the parents of two children: Esmeralda10 years old, and Loved8 ans.
If Eva Mendes now devotes herself to their education and prospers in the beauty sector, she is “particularly proud of the two films on which she worked” with her husband, according to the Sunday Times. The two stars met on the set of The Place Beyond the Pines and shared the poster of a short comedy film about Christmas, Drunk History Christmasreleased the same year, 2011. About their first collaboration, Eva Mendes explained on the show TODAY last March: “I have never experienced anything like this. His way of working, his commitment to his profession, his desire to do his best, all this allowed his partners to be the best possible. […] Unfortunately – or fortunately – there’s only one Ryan, so I pretty much stopped playing after that. »
The true romance of Barbie and Ken
When she thinks about her past performances, Eva Mendes attributes her success to her partner: “He gets something from me that was never accessible before. » So obviously, on a daily basis, she has not lost her habits and willingly coaches her husband, including when he plays the macho, spurned and hilarious lovers in Barbiewith Margot Robbie: “I simplified everything. I told him, “Make Barbie notice you, that’s what Ken does.” He started to act desperate. He really loved it. I reminded him, as he was literally walking out the door, “Make Barbie fall in love with you.” »
In an interview given to Wall Street Journal last May, Ryan Gosling explained how much his wife’s opinion and their family life matter in his choice of roles: “I don’t really take roles that put me in a dark state of mind […]. I analyze the situation at home and feel what is best for each of us. The decisions I make, I make them with Eva and we make them with our family in mind first. » Will he be convincing enough to make him return to the film sets?
