The 49-year-old star said Alba is a real sweetheart, who likes to have a lot of fun in her life, reported People magazine.
"All of the people that I get to work with smell of sweat and have got broken noses and cauliflower ears. So when she wafts in, it's quite a delight.
She's a real sweetheart and she's a really serious actress that takes her part very seriously and she likes to have a lot of fun," he said.
"She didn't want to play the damsel in distress. She wanted to have something with integrity and hats off to her for doing that," he added.
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