Eva Mendes says she didn't 'quit acting,' wanted to be at home with her kids

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Eva Mendes claimed that she "never quit acting." Mendes, 48, shared a video of screenshots showing various media outlets saying the actress quit Hollywood. "I never quit acting," she wrote Friday on Instagram. "I wanted to be home with my babies and fortunately my other business ventures allowed me to do that more than acting would." Eva Mendes shut down the claim she "quit acting" in a recent social media post. (Getty Images) "Also, I was not excited about the stereotypical roles being offered to me at the time.

Especially after working on the film LOST RIVER -that was a dream project.That’s a tough act to follow.""Whats the point of this post?

To shift that narrative," she added before writing, "I never quit." Mendes mentioned her role in "Lost River," which was directed by her partner Ryan Gosling.The two were first romantically linked in 2011 while filming "The Place Beyond the Pines." Since then, Mendes and Gosling have welcomed two children; Esmeralda Amada, 8, and Amada Lee, 6.

Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes, who began dating in 2011 and have never married, share two daughters. (Getty Images) The "Hitch" actress previously revealed what kind of project she'd return to acting for during an interview with "The View." "I have such a short list of what I will do.