Eva Mendes once carried a knife to protect herself from crazed fans after her nude scene in the 2001 movie Training Day.

The actress admits she was "stupid" to keep the weapon, but insists it was part of her "controversial, Angelina Jolie" phase.

She tells Interview magazine, "That was my controversial stage where I'd just started acting. I went through my little Angelina Jolie phase, like I was really tough. I had just come out in Training Day and I was nude in it, so I was getting a certain kind of attention."

"And I did carry a little blade. My God, with obviously no intention to ever use it. I had Mace as well. But the blade sounded cooler in interviews. I was young and stupid."

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