Eva Mendes has revealed that she is desperate to work with director Mike Leigh.
The actress first got in contact with the British director eight years ago and her desire to work with him has not diminished over the years.
Speaking to The Guardian the actress said: "If you see Mike Leigh tell him Mendes really wants him. And I do a good cockney.
"I sent him a note maybe like eight years ago, and I'm sure he had no idea who I was. And then I ran into him and he was lovely.
"So I just hope these last eight years I've maybe done something that he's liked or could see potential in, so we could possibly work together.
"I come from a very Cuban family and for some reason his family dynamics, although not similar, are so familiar to me."
We haven't seen Mendes on the big screen since she starred in Holy Motors last year but she will return this week with The Place Beyond The Pines.
The movie sees her star alongside Ryan Gosling and Bradley Cooper while Derek Cianfrance is in the director's chair.
She is also set to star in Gosling's directorial debut How To Catch A Monster - which is due to begin shooting later this year.
The Place Beyond The Pines is released 12th April.
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