Eva Mendes is more than just one of The (Other) Guys

One of the lads? Eva Mendes has been bonding with the guys
11 April 2012
The Weekender

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Eva Mendes had to be "more than a boy" to bond with Will Ferrell.

The actress - who plays Sheila Gamble in 'The Other Guys', the spouse of Will's police detective character Allen Gamble - admits she became a complete tomboy to help her deal with the "gimmicks" and pranks her male co-stars pulled on set.

She said: "Will is not a practical joker. He's a verbal joker. He'll do little gimmicks, him and director Adam McKay, it was that kind of set. I learned early on that you've got to just be more than a boy to hang with the boys."

Eva was thrilled when she landed the role as Will's leading lady and because his comedy 'Anchorman' is one of her favourite films, she regularly quoted lines back to him on set.

She explained: "It was pretty great. He's kind of like my dream co-star - not kind of like, he is. 'Anchorman' is my favourite movie of all time and Ron Burgundy is one of my favourite characters of all time. It's my 'Gone With the Wind'. All I did was quote 'Anchorman' on a daily basis. So it was a dream come true in a sense."

In the movie, Eva was also impressed by actor by Mark Wahlberg, who plays Detective Terry Hoitz.

However, the 36-year-old brunette can't decide which of her comedic co-stars are the funniest.

She added to Parade.com: "I think it's a toss up. Mark steals the show a lot of the times because he's such an amazing dramatic actor that we forget he's funny. So a lot of the times he was coming in being the straight man and just stealing the show."

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