Paula Patton covers the current issue of Jezebel Magazine.

Here’s an excerpt of what the 36-yr-old actress had to share..

On seeing her current movie Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol, for the first time:  “I just got to see the movie finally, a week ago, and I was blown away,” says Patton. “It is very gritty and, somehow, the most impossible seems possible in the coolest way.”

On getting the coveted role opposite Tom Cruise: “The truth is that I really didn’t think that I was going to get it. I remember them calling me and asking me to come in and read for the director, and I was like, ‘Come on, guys, don’t waste my time!’”

On dreams of being an actress: I’ve always wanted to be an actress, since I was a little girl; I went to a performing arts high school, but then I got sidetracked and decided that maybe I wanted to be a filmmaker.”