Eva Mendes is cover girl of the March 2012 issue of Marie Claire magazine, and co-stars with Ryan in the upcoming film, The Place Beyond the Pines told the mag,

“He’s your dream co-star. I have never felt so creatively satisfied on a film.”

And when it comes to body image?

“It doesn’t matter what you have or what you look like. It’s something everyone has to work at. I realize I have contributed to a certain happy, healthy, empowered image, but that’s not all of me.”

“I feel it’s important to let women know that I have similar struggles. What I tell girls is what they don’t like about themselves now, they will probably end up loving as an adult, because that’s what happened to me. When I am complimented on things that I didn’t like when I was 13, like my overbite and my mole, that’s when you realize that your imperfections are why people love you.”