Although it’s been 10 years since Eva Mendes graced the big screen, she’s still leaving the door open for a return to acting.
The actress recently stopped by good morning america Talking about her debut children’s book, Desi, Mom, and Never-Ending Worrywhen she was asked if she would return to Hollywood.
“I don’t know. If there are interesting roles. Ten years ago, when I left, I felt like I did, you know, I just worked with Ryan Gosling. He’s the best,” she laughed explain. “Working with him and what we created together was so important to my career that I thought, this is a great time. seinfeld Then just walk out. Well, who knows? (seinfeld Despite its popularity, it ended abruptly after season nine as co-creator and star Jerry Seinfeld decided now was the perfect time to end the series).
Mendes has appeared in dozens of other projects, including 2 Fast and Furious 2 and othersthen starring opposite her now-husband Gosling in 2012 the place Beyond the Pines. She later retired from acting to focus on raising her two daughters, Esmeralda Amada, 9, and Amada Lee, 7, as well as other careers.
“It’s like a natural thing,” she previously told the outlet today Performances in March. “I was lucky and I was like, it would be great if I could spend this time with my kids — and I was still working, I just wasn’t acting because acting takes you out on location. It Take you away. It’s almost like a non-verbal agreement, like, ‘Okay, he is. [Gosling] Go to work, I go to work. I’m just going to work here.
Although the couple has kept their relationship private for years, they’ve continued to find subtle ways to show support for each other, such as Gosling’s dazzling “I’m Just Ken” performance at the Oscars earlier this year Later, Mendes posted a sweet post on Instagram.