Eva Mendes Carried a Blade During “Angelina Jolie” Phase
Eva Mendes told Interview magazine that she had taken to carrying a knife while filming ‘Training Day’ in 2001 because, at the time, it made her feel empowered. That and she was afraid of over-enthusiastic fans excited about her nude scenes.
“That was my controversial stage where I’d just started acting. I went through my little ‘Angelina Jolie’ phase, like I was really tough. I had just come out in Training Day and I was nude in it, so I was getting a certain kind of attention.”
