Longoria Quotes & Sayings

Meeting people is difficult, period. LA is a difficult place to meet people anyway, and Hollywood is such a small community. But I don't make it a rule just to date other actors and people in the entertainment industry. It could work out with me and a dentist. It could work out with me and a lawyer. — Eva Longoria

I like being small - I've known so many women with big boobs who feel overweight or end up with back problems. — Eva Longoria

I think what destroys Hollywood marriages is our work schedule, not so much infidelity. — Eva Longoria

I won a scholarship to come to LA and compete in a modeling and talent completion and was amazed when I won it. I had never acted before in my life and won the acting category. I began to wonder what this is about and then decided to see what happened. — Eva Longoria

I'm on the ground, I've been in swing states, I've been talking to the American people, I've been out there speaking on behalf of Obama's record, I've been in the trenches. — Eva Longoria

I guess we have the press to thank for pushing us to see something we didn't see! — Eva Longoria

When I was at the interview asked how I cope with life's difficulties, I said that saving sense of humor. I'm not lying ... — Eva Longoria

On a television show, you basically make a movie a week. Movies take three months - it's crazy. They're so slow, it's like vacation to me. — Eva Longoria

So, I'm the Eighth Wonder of the World. It's flattering and very, very funny. — Eva Longoria

I always knew pesticides affected farmworkers. That's why I always tell people, "eat organic." Not just because it's better for you but because you know the people who picked your food weren't in a toxic environment. — Eva Longoria

But America was built by optimists. Optimists like my friend Amanda, who recently started a small business. When she went to buy her website address-her first and last name-she found that someone already owned it, but wasn't using it. So my friend emailed the owner of the site to ask if she could buy it. The owner wrote back. — Eva Longoria

For me, as far as skin, I'm a big advocate of facials. And I moisturize. And I read my magazines. I listen to good advice from people who really know, and I try to watch what I eat. — Eva Longoria

I'm very literate on policy. I'm very literate on the issues, and I'm an American first. I've been involved in politics long before I was an actress. I just happen to have a platform now. I just happen to have a voice. — Eva Longoria

You never date someone's ex-boyfriend. Period. That's not even the unspoken rule - that's the spoken rule. — Eva Longoria

I just want to believe in a higher power. That's a good way to live. — Eva Longoria

I do believe in forgiving and forgetting. There was a reason we were together. I just want to hold on to the good times. — Eva Longoria

I was a tomboy and any time anyone says something about me being hot, it makes me giggle. — Eva Longoria

I was born in Corpus Christi, Texas, the youngest of four girls, including my oldest sister, Lisa, who has special needs. My mom was a special education teacher, and my dad worked on the Army base. We weren't wealthy, but we were determined to succeed. — Eva Longoria

I constantly try to humble myself; if you don't, I'm sure the game is going to find a way to humble you. — Evan Longoria

I love being a woman. I love the sexiness we get to exude. But the best thing about being a woman is the power we have over men. — Eva Longoria

There's going to be a lesbian Brokeback Mountain and it's going to star Beyonce and Eva Longoria, — Chris McDaniel

In my family, there was one cardinal priority - education. College was not an option; it was mandatory. So even though we didn't have a lot of money, we made it work. I signed up for financial aid, Pell Grants, work study, anything I could. — Eva Longoria

The main thing is to be philanthropic in your everyday life. You don't have to have money to do that. You can do it with your time and your energy. — Eva Longoria

I think it's hilarious when people call Jessica Alba or Eva Longoria curvy. Come on. They're not curvy. They're small. I'm curvy. — America Ferrera

My worst habit in the kitchen is not allowing anybody to help me. I like to cook by myself. — Eva Longoria

So many people think you have to be rich and famous to really create an impact, and it's just not true. Especially when it comes to environmentalism. — Eva Longoria

I didn't grow up wanting to become an actor at all. I wanted to be a sports trainer and I was actually an aerobics instructor. — Eva Longoria

I could be a party girl, dating whoever I want and being reckless, but I like being in a relationship. When you have somebody who grounds you and keeps you sane, it helps. — Eva Longoria

I spent a lot of hours on the baseball field doing whatever I could do to get better. — Evan Longoria

I don't think relationships are all about sex, but it's definitely about passion and that feeling of "I want you now." I love that romantic side of it. — Eva Longoria

That's typical Gabrielle, ... Marc has a very clever plan for this pregnancy. It's going to turn her world upside down — Eva Longoria

People associate farmworkers with illegal immigrants, and that's really not the case. — Eva Longoria

I find it irresponsible to go, 'She's an actress, what does she know?' That means if you're a dentist, what do you know? If you're a lawyer, what do you know? It's our profession, it's what we do. It's not who we are. — Eva Longoria

I've always eaten egg whites because when I was little, I didn't like the color yellow, so my mom would trick me into eating eggs by taking out the yolk. — Eva Longoria

I am honored to be here as co-chair of President Obama's re-election campaign. — Eva Longoria

I definitely think with a lot of hard work, I can be a better player than I was last year, and hopefully, continue to raise the bar every year. — Evan Longoria

She is a 13-year-old girl who shares Amanda's name, and politely explained that she could not give up the website. Why? Because the younger Amanda plans to be president of the United States, and she's going to need the website for her campaign. — Eva Longoria

I never had a time line for my life. I didn't say I wanted to be married at 28 and have three kids by the time I was 32. — Eva Longoria

My mother gave me one piece of advice that stuck with me. She said don't forget where you came from. — Eva Longoria

Everybody needs a chance to find love. — Eva Longoria

I grew up on a ranch with my father, so he educated us really early on about guns. We used to go target shooting all the time. — Eva Longoria

My mom had four kids, one with special needs. She had a full-time job, and she still came home and made dinner for us every night, from scratch. It was amazing. — Eva Longoria

We try to take it from one at-bat to the next, ya know it's easier said than done, but all put together it looks good in the end. — Evan Longoria

The work part of a relationship is keeping it where you want it. — Eva Longoria

People will always be interested in relationships, infidelity and sex and everything connected to things in their own lives. — Eva Longoria

I'm not a fan of capris. They actually shorten my legs. — Eva Longoria

I was born in platform heels. I actually always fall down when I'm wearing flip-flops. — Eva Longoria

Hunting is a family thing for me, and it's a Texas thing. We have a lot of land in Texas that's been in our family for 12 generations. — Eva Longoria

I could never give up Mexican food. Nachos are usually my go-to if I'm courtside at an NBA game. I always, always get my picture taken with my mouth wide open and a tortilla chip sticking out of it! — Eva Longoria

I've always been confident with who I was, but my twenties were hard. I had to learn a lot of life lessons and I think my thirties will be a little easier because of all the wrong turns I took. — Eva Longoria

I didn't want to do all of the mags, and we didn't get paid for those shoots - 'Hollyoaks' took the fee. But I couldn't say no to everything. I felt lucky to have the job I was doing, so I went along with it. And when I did 'Maxim,' I knew that stars like Eva Longoria had also been on the cover, so I was in good company. — Roxanne McKee

Unfortunately, we live our life in public, so any weight gain or pimple is a national story. I don't get this obsession with weight. It's not only Hollywood; it's our society. — Eva Longoria

I do want to have a family at some point. I also want to adopt. I don't feel pressure to have kids because I know that there are so many out there. — Eva Longoria

I learned French before I learned Spanish. — Eva Longoria

I think what I love most about Oprah's brand that I would love to do with the Eva Longoria brand is she has purpose with her brand. Everything she does means something. — Eva Longoria

You get better at sex when you know your own body. How are you going to expect a man to know your body when you don't know what pleases you? — Eva Longoria

My grandma has never been impressed with the TV show [Desperate Housewives]. She was so angry because I was on television kissing a boy naked; she's very traditional. She said: "If I ever see you kissing that boy again ... ". — Eva Longoria

You can't walk two steps without seeing a pregnant teen. — Eva Longoria

I still can't understand why anyone cares about what I do or what I say. — Eva Longoria

Even though I am very tied to and close to my heritage, I learned Spanish in college; I didn't grow up with it. Growing up in South Texas is different from Miami or L.A. where it is a necessity to speak Spanish. — Eva Longoria

There have been some ups and downs, but I'm happy that I've stayed fairly consistent. — Evan Longoria

I wish I could wear 10 dresses to my wedding. It's so sad that you put it in storage and then never see it again. I am going to sleep in mine after I wear it. — Eva Longoria

It's not a party unless I'm cooking. Some people find entertaining stressful, but it is therapeutic for me; I find it relaxing. — Eva Longoria

I'm very proud of my sisters and everything they've accomplished and done. I'm very proud of where I came from. — Eva Longoria

Beauty lies mainly, above all, in personality, not in the skin. — Eva Longoria

I've always said I want a farmer, not a hunter. Hunters go for the kill and they move on. A farmer nurtures; he watches things grow. — Eva Longoria

I wasn't going to let a little thing like a hurricane keep me from wearing my bathing suit. — Eva Longoria

I'm a cook, and I'm like, "a dash of this, a pinch of that." I cook with a lot of passion and instinct. So that's the hardest thing - to put an actual recipe together. — Eva Longoria

I didn't grow up speaking Spanish, and the interesting thing was, we would watch these novelas and you didn't have to speak Spanish to understand what was going on. — Eva Longoria

In the Mexican culture, we never miss a baptism, a birthday, a baby shower, a wedding shower, a wedding. You must show up. Otherwise, you'll be in big trouble. — Eva Longoria

When you're fighting for social justice, one of my biggest pet peeves is speaking out of ignorance. — Eva Longoria

I've always been business-minded. I worked in corporate America before becoming an actress and knew that acting wasn't the end but a means to an end. It gave me the platform and the exposure I needed to do my philanthropic work. It also gave me the financial security to focus on my other businesses, start new businesses, and even help other people start businesses. — Eva Longoria

You're never too old or too busy to continue your educatioan! — Eva Longoria

I'm Latina. I was born with high heels. We crossed border in high heels. We were running from immigration ... I can do aerobics in heels. — Eva Longoria

My acting is still being recognized for the fact that I wasn't nominated. — Eva Longoria

I find it a turnoff whenever men aren't into some kind of sport. And, no, video games don't count. I dated a guy who was into video games, and I wanted to shoot myself. — Eva Longoria

Little Boy's performance is authentic, natural, moving & inspiring. — Eva Longoria

I do like British guys. If I had to pick one it would be Ewan McGregor. I met him once and he was gorgeous, even if he is a little short. He has the most amazing charisma. — Eva Longoria

We know what we need to do. Let's re-elect President Obama! — Eva Longoria

Immigration is not the top issue for Latinos. Latinos are like every other American - economy, jobs, healthcare, education. — Eva Longoria

I am treated no different than the other girls. — Eva Longoria

I would say 80% of the scripts I get are dramas and not comedies or romantic comedies, which is funny because that's what I do every week. — Eva Longoria

There's no amount of money that would make me decide something for a career. — Eva Longoria

The best sex I have ever had was with my vibrator. — Eva Longoria

I'm not a matchmaker. I'm a horrible matchmaker. I always try. I'm not very good. — Eva Longoria

I got my degree. More importantly, I got a key to American opportunity. That's who we are - a nation that rewards ambition with opportunity. Where hard work can lead to success, no matter where you start. — Eva Longoria

As a woman, you feel like you can change the person, but I don't think that's the way it works. — Eva Longoria

I'm really a very fifties housewife. — Eva Longoria

Baking is too precise for me. I cook with a pinch of this or that. — Eva Longoria

I'm a tomboy. I love shooting guns and running around. — Eva Longoria

I'm not averse to being tied up in silk scarves. I like a man to take charge. There's something very sexy about being submissive. — Eva Longoria

I'm a pageant girl from Texas, so I like makeup and hairspray. And the smoky eye? I think I was born with it! — Eva Longoria

I am so secure in who I am. I really am! And I'm not conceited. I just think, 'Wow, okay, that's the life you want to live.' It wasn't about who he chose. I mean, I had moments, 'Am I not sexy enough? Am I not pretty enough? Am I not smart enough?' But in so many of those questions, I immediately stopped and said, 'No, don't start doing that.' Because you can get stuck in that cycle and you can carry on to other things. — Eva Longoria

I think I've ignored it so much so that when the paparazzi are following me I really don't see them. You don't see them anymore. — Eva Longoria

To be with the same person for the rest of your life just sounds so drab. — Eva Longoria

Staying in shape does not come easily, especially as you get older and you don't have as much time or energy to exercise. I used to be naturally skinny in high school and college. I was in cheerleading, ran track, and did gymnastics, so I had a built-in five-hour workout every day. Lately, I've been doing Pilates on the Megaformer, which is like Pilates on steroids. — Eva Longoria

I'm a terrific Mexican cook, and I just love Mexican food. And I love cooking Mexican food. — Eva Longoria

The Eva Longoria who worked at Wendy's flipping burgers - she needed a tax break. But the Eva Longoria who works on movie sets does not. — Eva Longoria

We face a choice this election. President Obama is fighting for changes that grow the economy from the middle out and help all Americans succeed - jobs, education, health reform, the DREAM Act, equal pay for women. He is moving us forward with opportunity today for prosperity tomorrow. Mitt Romney wants to take us back to yesterday. — Eva Longoria

Michelle Obama is going to be an amazing First Lady: She's intelligent, capable and motivated. She just embodies everything that an American woman should represent. — Eva Longoria