Eva Mendes on dating Ryan Gosling: ‘There was only one Ryan’

Eva Mendes recalls working with Ryan Gosling and being captivated by his charm.

in an appearance today show On Tuesday, Mendes, 50, opened up about the first time she met Gosling, 43, while the two were filming the 2012 film the place Beyond the Pines.

“I’ve never experienced anything like this,” she says of working with her current partners. “The way he works, his commitment to his craft, how he wants to make everything the best it can be – that means getting his partners to do their best.”

“Unfortunately – or fortunately – there was only one Ryan, so I pretty much stopped acting after that,” she added.

Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes start dating after meeting on movie set the place Beyond the Pines.

Mendes has only appeared in six roles since the film’s release, with her only film credit being Gosling’s directorial debut, lost riverreleased in 2014.

The couple is very private about their relationship, but they have two daughters together. Their first daughter, Esmeralda Amada, was born in September 2014, and their second daughter, Amada Lee, was born in April 2016.

When asked about his decision to quit acting, Mendes said it was not a difficult choice to make after working in the industry for more than a decade.

“It’s like a no-brainer. I’m lucky, I think, if I can spend this time with my kids – I’m still working, I’m just not acting because acting takes you on location land,” she said. “It will take you away.”