Jessica Alba Visits the “Late Show with David Letterman” in New York

Jessica Alba visits the "Late Show with David Letterman" at the Ed Sullivan Theater on August 30, 2010 in New York City.

"He's so inspiring," Alba said of Rodriguez in an interview with USA Today. "He's a renegade. He shows that you can have a functioning system that appeals to the same audience, and it's just as relevant in pop culture, and it doesn't have to cost what the traditional studio movies cost. 'Machete' was a true independent film. It was gritty, it was low-budget, but you don't see that. The quality of his films (equals that of) $100 million movies." 9 more images after the jump.