Eva Mendes is finally getting candid about her decision to step back from acting. “I was never in love with acting,” Mendes, 50, revealed in a Thursday, October 17, interview with London’s The Sunday Times.

Eva Mendes admitted in an interview with The Sunday Times that she was “never in love with acting,” so there’s no real urgency to ending her 10-years and counting break from it. The actor has not starred in a feature film since a small supporting role in partner Ryan Gosling‘s 2014 directorial effort "Lost River,

Eva Mendes told the U.K.'s 'The Times' that she "was never in love with acting" during her two-decade career in Hollywood, though she noted that she would consider returning for a big screen role alongside her partner Ryan Gosling.

"I was never in love with acting. I don't mean this in a self-deprecating way, but I wasn't a great actress," she said in an interview with the U.K.'s Sunday Times.

Eva Mendes says she 'never in love with acting,' but would come out of retirement to share the screen with husband Ryan Gosling again: 'That’s the one thing I would love to do.'

Eva Mendes has not starred in a feature film since her role in her husband Ryan Gosling’s 2014 directorial debut, 'Lost River'

In an interview with The Times published October 17th, the actress reflects on her decision to leave the film industry a decade ago and why she has zero regrets.