Actress Michelle Rodriguez is making headlines by being bold, confident, and unabashed about her bisexual tendencies.

Rodriguez, 35, has been making a name from herself as an actress. She first debuted in the 2000 film Girlfight, where she played a boxer. Next, she gained fame as Ana Lucia in ABC's megahit "Lost." Other film appearances include Avatar and Fast & Furious 7. Now, Rodriguez is set to appear as a tough girl in the upcoming film Machete Kills.

All of Rodriguez's tough roles have led the media to question whether or not she might be a lesbian.

"I don't talk about what I do with my vagina, and they're all intrigued," Rodriguez said about the media in an interview with Entertainment Weekly. "I've never walked the carpet with anyone, so they wonder: What does she do with her vagina? Plus, I play a butchy girl all the time, so they assume I'm a lesbo."

When Entertainment Weekly responded by saying that it was unfair for the media to assume Rodriguez was a lesbian, Rodriguez said the media was not completely wrong.

"Eh, they're not too far off," Rodriguez told the magazine with a shrug. "I've gone both ways. I do as I please. I am too f-ing curious to sit here and not try when I can. Men are intriguing. So are chicks."

Those who have worked with Rodriguez have plenty of positive things to say about her.

"Michelle radiated a huge amount of charisma and power," Karyn Kusama, Girlfight director, told Entertainment Weekly. "She was quite a wild child, but there was this core strength in her. She really wanted to prove she could do it. That was very much the character, so it was a perfect meta-meeting of actor and character."

"She doesn't hold back," James Cameron, who directed Rodriguez in Avatar, told Entertainment Weekly. "There's no filter. She's a lot of fun to hang out with because you always know what she's thinking."

Rodriguez says she only accepts roles that are respectful towards women and wants to continue building her career that way.

"Female empowerment became my torch to bear," Rodriguez said. "I won't ever bend on what I believe in. I don't care who you are - you can be the best director on the planet. If you don't get what I do, what I'm good at, I will not bend for you. People don't understand how important symbolism is. Seeing an image up on that screen can make a difference to somebody."

Machete Kills will be released Oct. 1.

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