Actress Eva Mendes talked about a possible return to acting, but explained that as a mom of four kids, there are things she won’t do anymore — and that’s a role about “sexuality” or “violence.”
During the 48-year-old actress’ appearance on “The View” Tuesday, the “Ghost Rider” star told one of the co-hosts of the ABC daytime talk show, Whoopi Goldberg, that she was open to returning to the big screen, but as a mother, the project must meet certain obligations, and she admitted the “list is short.”
“You know, Whoopi, I have such a short list of what I will do,” the “Hitch” star shared. “Like before kids … I mean, if it was a fun project. But now I won’t do — I don’t wanna do violence, I don’t wanna do sexuality, the list is short.”
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When Mendes was pressed by co-host Sunny Hostin if the actress would return for a “special project” that fit those requirements, “The Other Guys” star said, “I hope so. I would like to. It has to be nice and clean.”
Later, Hostin asked the actress about why she decided to take a break from social media last year.
“I took a break from social media because I started feeling really phony in it,” Mendes shared. “You know, you hear, ‘you need to put out content, content,’ and it’s like, okay, content, but okay, what is that? So, I started seeing my day like, ‘is this a social media post?’ … and I was like, I don’t want to live like that.”
“I want to have more genuine, like, ‘oh, that’s cool to post,’” she added. “But not seek it out. And I started feeling phony.”
Eva was last seen on the big screen in 2014 when she appeared alongside her real life partner/director Ryan Gosling in the movie “The Lost River.”
Earlier this month, the “2 Fast 2 Furious” star opened up about motherhood during her appearance on “Today with Hoda and Jenna.”
“I met Ryan Gosling, I fell in love with Ryan Gosling, and then I was like, ‘Oh right. I want your babies,’” Mendes shared. “But really consciously I did want to wait until I was a bit older. I just didn’t feel — really it wasn’t until I met Ryan and fell in love.”
“But also as like a woman, I just wasn’t ready,” she added. “It’s such a personal choice for a woman, obviously. Then you run the risk of … you’re always running a risk. When I was pregnant, there was always something to worry about. But thankfully, I had really healthy pregnancies and I was happy I waited.”