"?I learned very young that jealousy is a waste of energy and the more you think about jealousy or act upon it, the more you create it.?

?Everything, everything. The sexiness that we get to exude. The femininity of having soft skin. The desire of always wanting to be pretty and put on make-up and wear heels. I love being a woman. I love shopping. I love wearing dresses and heels and jewelry. I love being sexy and feeling sexy. But the best thing about being a woman is the power we have over men.?

?I grew up as an ugly duckling. They used to call me prieta fea, because I was the only one of my family?s four girls with dark hair, dark eyes, and dark skin. Growing up I was the ugly one, because I was the odd one. I was the different one. So when that came out I was like, ?Ha, somebody thinks I am beautiful.?

?Absolutely nothing. God blessed me with some great, unique features?some beautiful, in my eyes, and some not so beautiful. But I think we are all created this way for a reason, so I have no desire to tamper with that.? [on what she?d change of her body]

?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.?

?I wear G-strings every day, all the time. I actually don?t even own a full-bottom pair of underwear. I also love lingerie, and I love high heels, but I prefer total nakedness overall. That, to me, is so much sexier.?

?In a divorce, no matter the relationship, it's still the death of something. And you have to mourn it. You have to go through it, or else it's unresolved. And then you're like, "Coulda, shoulda, woulda?" And I like to say, "I'm going to mourn over it, and it's never going to come back." Then you move on.?

?I don?t think they?re detrimental. It?s great to be represented in any way. [?] Latinas always being cast as the sexy girl. It?s like, that?s a good thing!? [on if stereotypical roles are determinental for latins] (latin magazine ?Open Your Eyes?)

?I think Latinos need to unite. I find that we are a very competitive culture within ourselves. Puerto Ricans against Mexicans against Dominicans. This is a very scattered culture, unlike African-Americans who unite. And you see how far they?ve come in their movement. I think Latinos in general, politically, in entertainment, educationally?in every aspect of our society?need to unite and have one voice. Because if you have many voices, you just make noise.? (latin magazine ?Open Your Eyes?)

?I don't regret anything I do.? (Rolling Stones 2004)

?Well, if she starts taking tennis lessons for no reason whatsoever, she?s probably having an affair. If she gets a personal trainer and still hasn?t lost those 10 pounds, she?s probably having an affair. And if she hires a gardener and he?s not a little Mexican man?and I can say that, because I?m Mexican?she?s probably having an affair. It?s funny, though, the guy who played my gardener on Desperate Housewives was so shy that they were like, ?Eva, you have to talk to him. He?s terrified.? He?d never had an onscreen kiss or anything like that before, so I was like, ?Honey, come here. I was on a soap opera. I had to have sex every day. Let me teach you, my son.? (FHM October 2004)