J. Lo is also an homage to my fans. That’s what fans call me on the streets, and I like it. So giving the album this title is my way of telling them that this is for them, in appreciation of their support.
You have to remember the value of your individuality – that you have something special and different to offer that nobody else can.
If anyone can figure out how to balance my celebrity and my dual careers in music and film, it’s me. I don’t feel frightened; I feel challenged.
I’d be stupid not to take into consideration that there are certain things people will not consider me for because my name is Lopez. And I know I can do any kind of role. I don’t want anybody to say, Oh, she can’t pull this off. So those are barriers that you have to overcome.
If you don’t love yourself, you can’t love anybody else. And I think as women we really forget that.
When I am wrong, I will learn the lesson and move on to face other challenges. For me, that’s what creating your own life is. Doing your best work while being your best self.
The media – they want to rush everything. They want to give their seedy opinions without knowing all the facts.
I felt about life and the way I felt about my children was so deep and profound. It was the first time I’d felt anything like that. I knew as an artist that it was going to make a huge difference in everything that I did.
You mirror what the world mirrors to you.
You have to stand up and say, ‘There’s nothing wrong with me or my shape or who I am; you’re the one with the problem!’
Once you have a lot of success, you become a target in many ways.
I love a good lyricist – always have. The thing that inspired me most was the different performers, like Tina Turner, James Brown, Michael Jackson, Madonna, even Janet Jackson.
The rise of salsa was such an important time in musical history, not just in Latin music but music in general, because these guys created a new sound.
Women should never go without earrings. Passing on them is an opportunity missed.
And at the end of the day, I just want my work to speak for itself.
Obviously, throughout my career, I’ve always felt like certain things come to me at the right time. When I look at the work that I’ve done, it’s always very indicative of where I was in my life at the moment.
Don’t push your weaknesses, play with your strengths.
I love what I do. I have an insatiable appetite for creating things and wanting to get better at what I do and always growing and never stopping. I don’t know. It’s something I was born with. It’s definitely a drive. It’s a passion, and it’s driven for a love for what I do.
I think the best partner you can have is someone who makes you want to be the best form of yourself.
Anybody who’s had children knows this feeling of deep love. It’s a selfless love, an unconditional love. And it makes you kind of examine everything that has happened.