Here are some photos of Chris Evans outside of the ABC Studios, where Jimmy Kimmel films his show. Evans was a guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live last night to promote Gifted, his latest film about a dirtbag uncle who gets custody of his child-genius niece. It was the film where Chris met Jenny Slate and we all know what followed: a nearly year-long relationship, then heartbreak and excessive, tell-all interviews. Chris has been giving interviews he is no longer shying away from giving some quotes about Slate. Here are some quotes from assorted interviews:
He respects Jenny: “You find that you cannot help to have respect for her. You spend five minutes with her and you cannot find something bad to say about her if you tried.”
Relationships are tricky: “You know, relationships are tricky, there are lot of moving pieces. But I am endlessly grateful for having met her. She will be in my life always.”
She’ll be fine: “We were both rooting for this. She’s an incredible human being, a very, very special person. We’re all lucky she’s so driven, she’s going to make some amazing art in her life.”
He wants a family: “I want it to happen. But there has to be a series of events prior to that which have to fall into place. I definitely want children. I definitely want a family. But you cannot put the cart before the horse. The family only works if it’s built off the extension of the love you feel for a person. If you all of a sudden want the kid more than you want the relationship, you may be on shaky ground.”
He adopted his dog Dodger while filming ‘Gifted’: “One of the last scenes we were filming was in a pound, a kennel. I foolishly walked in and I thought, ‘Are these actor dogs or are these real up for adoption dogs?’ And sure enough they were, so I was walking up and down the aisles and saw this one dude and he didn’t belong there. I snagged him and he’s such a good dog. They aged him at about one, he acts like a puppy, he’s got the energy of a puppy, he’s just such a sweetheart, he’s such a good boy. He loves dogs, he loves kids, he’s full of love.”
He’s a dog lunatic: “Playing with him is exercise, he’s exhausting. He’s up for anything. God dogs, they’re such great animals. I really can’t say enough about dogs, I’m a dog lunatic. He sleeps on my pillow, you wake up face-to-face.”
Dodger gets a bath twice a week: “I keep a very clean dog, I’m a big dog bather, twice a week. We get dirty! We run around, he’s in the mud a lot, so yeah, I think it’s nice having a fresh clean dog.”
Sure. I guess I prefer this kind of maturity as opposed to making a series of snide comments about one’s ex. Chris never seemed like that kind of guy either – like, I believe he’s got a messy personal life, but he’s never dissed an ex before, has he? As for what he says about his dog… Dodger might be the love of his life.
Chris also “revealed” something we already knew, which is that his Marvel contract is up and the current Infinity Wars/Avengers movies will be his last as Captain America. I believe him! Meaning, I believe he won’t sign another Marvel contract no matter how much money they throw at him. I think he’s more than ready to move on to other things.
Here’s a clip from Chris’s Kimmel interview:
Photos courtesy of WENN.
I’m pretty sure they’ve put more thought and time into the post-relationship interviews than the actual relationship.
I think (dating) relationships are only tricky if you’re not with the right person.
Even with the “right person” all relationships require work on the individual as well as the unit. At least thats what 40 years of marriage to the same dude has taught me and continues to teach me.
I agree with Ramona and I’ve been married only for 5 yrs
I agree Ramona! And congrats on the 40 years!
Amen. 15 years and a kid later, a solid, good relationship – and yes, it takes effort and it can be tricky. When you want to make sure you keep talking, and not grow apart, and work through the issues rather than let them fester – because you are past the stage where you pack up and leave when getting mad.
Also – the stuff about the “right” person – what bull. I was married before and looking back – I think we were both immature in not trying hard enough to save the marriage. If he had taken my request for counselling seriously I’m sure we would have made it. He was a good guy, not the “wrong” person, and I’m sure he made a great husband the next time around if one divorce taught him to listen. I for sure learned from that experience and didn’t repeat the mistake the second time – instead went to counselling. Best move ever. Saved us and our child from a divorce that could easily be avoided.
I do believe you can meet more than one right person, but it depends how you treat the relationship. In their case I think he was just casually into it, she was all in. For him it ran its course. He will be different when he really falls for someone – but being HW and him popular, he may never get past the superficial hot dates. And if that makes him happy and the ladies consent, no harm.
I will be heartbroken if Cap dies. I am a huge Cap fan and hope he actually gets Marvel to extend his stay bc honestly I don’t think he is that big a deal outside Marvel….
The right person myth is damaging and in my opinion, has created more harm than good. To add to what Ramona says, all relationships do require some work on both parties part. It’s not always easy or fun. But I feel like with my generation they want everything easy or they don’t even bother.
He was a very reluctant Marvel signing in the first place. They had to woo him in, so yeah I’m sure he will not return. They have to kill his Cap to get Bucky in there anyway. Which makes me sad because Cap is my fav of the core Avengers. I cant stand RDJs smug Iron Man and I dont find him funny in the slighest.
As for relationships, Chris never talks about his gfs much less his exes. When has talked about relationships its been in very general terms and always about his psyche not the girl. This is a departure but he didnt have a choice after what Jenny shared. To “No Comment” it would stir up all kinds of stories at both their expense. So he has to talk as long as he is promoting their movie together.
I think he’s seeing the end of his contract and playing the game a bit. Even if he doesn’t want to have a blockbuster-style career, the more he can establish himself as ‘Hollywood’ now, the more long-term options he has when Cap gets retired. Opening up a bit helps that.
While I agree that Chris was a reluctant signing, the rest of the quote regarding his contract makes it sound like he wants to come back. He keeps talking about loving the character and how it is up to Marvel if they want him back, but he is open to it. I think a lot of the Marvel actors are seeing the value in following the RDJ model, where you shift into a secondary role that doesn’t require such a huge time commitment, but still keeps the actors relevant in the public’s eyes.
He’s playing the game and hoping for a big money offer, I thought that was clear. He hopes public pressure will help…but I’m not feeling much pressure? I mean, he was good, but honestly I’m fine with something/someone new. The only one who proved themselves indispensable so far is RDJ. I just don’t see Marvel being all that bothered if this is really it for Evans’ contract. Whereas it will be RDJ (for better or worse) who decides when to stop.
This is so fake. Can anyone say PR script?
He still hasn’t professed his “love” for her nor has he validated her claim of being his girlfriend, which is obviously what she wanted when she went overboard in the Vulture piece.
Also, there have been several press events for this movie, & they were completely apart, in different press rooms. She even said they don’t speak, & she really wants to be his friend.. Pathetic
He needs to stop acting like he cares about her. He’s saying the same nonsense with different adjectives.
In his defense, he can’t really say “no comment” or else it comes across as cold, esp. after that Vulture piece and the fact that they’re currently promoting the movie.
I read a recent interview where he was loosening up a bit on returning as Capt America, but that could just be a misdirect since I, too, feel confident Infinity Wars is gonna kill Evans’ Cap off and replace him with Bucky, as the comic books did (or so I’ve been told).
The comics killed Cap off in Civil War (Sharon was brainwashed by HYDRA and shot him). So they are a movie behind in killing off Cap. However, since Sebastian Stan has a longer Marvel contract than Chris Evans these days, I do believe, like in the comics, Bucky will pick up the Shield and become Captain America at the end of Infinity Wars. In the comics, Steve Rogers came back to life (when do super heroes ever remain dead?) but also Falcon took up the Shield. So who knows.
My personal hope is after Infinity Wars, Steve and Bucky run off together, get married, live on a farm and raise llamas together, both of them leaving the super hero stuff behind. But this is MARVEL, they’re never going to make Captain America gay/bisexual…so this is just a pipe dream. 🙂
MCU has some casting decisions to make. True, they’re setting up to focus on the more recently introduced characters and they’ve recently pulled Spider-Man into the fold, with the hopes that he’ll be the big draw through the next go-around. They initially planned to phase out the actors from the first round when they’re contracts expired, focus on the newer ones, and then recast but now that several of the contracts are expiring several of the actors are expressing interest in re-upping, including those who previously whined a lot. Evans, Hemsworth, Hiddleston, Jackson are nearing the end of their contracts. Johansson and Renner are probably close to the end too. Jackson, Evans and Hemsworth have all expressed interest in continuing. It will be interesting to see what Feige does.
Oh dude just say you are not ready for a serious relationship instead of that tricky nonesense. That’s life, everything can be tricky. Signing your name can be tricky, putting gas in your car can be tricky, getting that raise and a promotion at work can be tricky. Telling your best friend it’s not the jeans that are making her ass look big but it’s her ass that’s making her ass look big can be tricky.
A person can be ready for a serious relationship but it is extremely difficult and tricky unless you are with the right person. People shouldn’t try to force relationships just because they want a serious relationship, children, stability, or don’t want to be alone. Far too many do and we have an insane divorce rate as a result
Hahaha…that made me laugh. I am currently finding shopping tricky; I didn’t realise that in Mexico, shows didn’t open until 11am, so I am killing an hour with a breakfast waffle and celebitchy. Life= Tricky!
I’m sure Jenny is a nice person, but not finding something bad about someone in the first 5 minutes isn’t rare. There’s plenty of who are bad, unlikable, annoying, and it might take longer than 5 minutes to find out.
He must be saying all this stuff because of the embarassing interview she gave and gushed about him.
Last night I watched Jenny Slate interviewed by Sam Jones. I didn’t know that much about her and thought it was a really good interview.
She was compelling, smart, and almost unabashedly vulnerable. I can see how he would be drawn to her and I believe what he says about her now after the break-up.
I believe him about his contract. I think he’s done playing cap and they’ll probably have Sebastian play cap after Avengers 4, which I don’t mind because I think Sebastian is a better actor than Chris.
Evans sure does look nice in a suit!
I’m glad he gets the questions about settling down and having kids all the time. Not because I care whether or not he does, but I feel like women get this question *all the time* even when the project they’re working on has nothing to do with parenting, so it’s nice to see men bombarded about when they’ll start a family.
It was much more genuine when Andrew Garfield said about Emma Stone: “She’s great, I love Emma.”
He’s right. It is tricky. And he’s still young and I say go the George Clooney route and date, be safe, be respectful, be low key, have a blast and settle down if and whenever you like!!! He’s in Hollywood! Go for it! Just don’t go the Leonardo DiCaprio douchebag route. Blech! Wolfpack and howling at the moon? Gross!
Is he back with Minka? She’s not with Josh Radnor anymore.
Never thought I would say it but a shopping cart pic with the two of them would be ok….
Wow, I didn’t really that I still was harboring so much hate for the way HIMYM ended, but just reading JR’s name brought all of it right back instantly. It’s like I reflexively reject anything related to that show, and am put of by anything related to any of the main cast, except for some reason Cobie Smulders.
In any case, I do kind of see Evans going the Clooney route, dating a series of people with no big long term commitments. As long as he’s relatively low-profile and respectful about things, I don’t really have a problem with that.
lmao He keeps a clean dog, but he couldn’t clean up his gf of the moment! She has one of the most vulgar dispositions , most guys I know cringe when you mention her, or see her for that matter.
Who’s vulgar? Jenny Slate?
CITATION NEEDED
Jenny Slate the ex!
PR cringe worthy clean-up and he is not giving her any compliments that’s subtle shade he’s throwing at her.