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With The Sentinel making its debut today, Eva Longoria (Gabrielle Solis) said that it was important for to have a role in the film and quickly prove she can be something other than Gabrielle. She also spoke about Felicity Huffman (Lynette Scavo), and how she is an inspiration to Longoria.

"I wanted to venture out of Gabrielle as soon as I could before people only saw me as Gabrielle," she told AP Wire,. "That was my motivation, to make sure I broke out fast enough." She also said that she is eager to be one day nominated for Oscar, like Huffman was for Transamerica. "It really inspired all of us. I don't think I'm anywhere near the actress she is, but I definitely aspire to be."

Her movie co-stars Michael Douglas and Kiefer Sutherland spoke briefly about Longoria. Douglas said that TV actors are a pleasure to work with as they have "no prima-donna behavior" and "get the job done". Sutherland added: "I have a tendency to sometimes get a little serious when I'm working, and it's impossible to do around her. I think she's an extraordinary actor and she kind of almost betrays that sometimes because she's got all this energy."

Meanwhile Longoria also spoke with EURWEB.com, and said it was fun to work on The Sentinel set. "Well, first of all, just even going from a set full of estrogen to one full of testosterone was exciting to me. I found it exhilarating, because I don't get to do that every day. And that was the whole point of picking a movie. I wanted to do something completely opposite of Gabrielle and Desperate Housewives. And I found it in [my character] Jill Marin.

She also said that her character in the movie was more like her than Gabrielle. "She's a lot closer to who I am as a person," she said. "I'm a tomboy. I love shooting guns and running around. To be able to do that in the movie was just like vacation to me, instead of getting dressed up or putting on lingerie."

The full interviews can be found at AP Wire and EURWEB.com.

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