Jennifer Lopez Quotes

I love to eat everything and you pretty much can – a little piece of something fattening is not going to kill you. It’s when you eat the whole box that it’s going to kill you.

Once you have a lot of success, you become a target in many ways.

The bottom line is that musicians love to make music and always will.

I am positive – determined to move forward with my life, bring up my babies, and do the best job I can as a mother, entertainer, and person.

Doubt is a killer. You just have to know who you are and what you stand for.

Doubt is a killer. You just have to know who you are and what you stand for.

I don’t get anything for free. I pay for all my beauty treatments.

You mirror what the world mirrors to you.

I like to maintain a certain sense of fantasy. At home, do I have the full hair and makeup? No. But I might have the nice dress on.

And I love the idea of spending the whole day in bed with my lover.

I do know a lot about Scientology. And I know about the practices. I know all about what the technology is and all that kind of stuff. It’s very helpful.

I swear to God, I don’t remember anything Gwyneth Paltrow was in. Some people get hot by association. I heard more about her and Brad Pitt and I ever heard about her work.

I’ve always had a huge fear of dying or becoming ill. The thing I’m most afraid of, though, is being alone, which I think a lot of performers fear. It’s why we seek the limelight – so we’re not alone, were adored. We’re loved, so people want to be around us. The fear of being alone drives my life.

A romantic comedy has to be funny and make you think about life; but the obstacle that has to be overcome is key.

I judge people on how they smell, not how they look.

I like to cook Puerto Rican food. That’s what I grew up on: rice, beans, meat, some Italian-American food. I know my way around the kitchen.

I don’t regret what I’ve been through. I’ve had ups and downs, super highs and some really low lows. I’ve been so blessed that I could never say, ‘I wish this didn’t happen.’ It’s part of who I am. There’s nothing in my life that’s so ugh.

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.

I like to maintain a certain sense of fantasy in my life. I am kind of like that at home. Do I have the full hair and makeup? No. But I might have the nice dress on.

Beauty is only skin deep. I think what’s really important is finding a balance of mind, body and spirit.

Early on, my family really made me love who I was and what I looked like.

I’m a hopeless romantic and passionate person when it comes to love.

I came from the Bronx and a certain background. I worked really hard. I kept my focus on the right things.

I just knew that was what I wanted to do. I was going to perform as a singer; I was going to perform as a dancer, and I was, you know, going to do movies and be an actress. I was going to do it or die trying. That’s what my life was.

I am a lover. And with my kids I am even softer. I realize with my son, I have to sometimes be tough, especially now when he’s pushing boundaries. With my daughter, I can get a little stern with her and she pretty much will listen.

And I never ask what I’m doing the next day. I don’t want to know what I’m doing tomorrow. It’s much too overwhelming. So I just go day by day, without knowing.

I only do what my gut tells me to. I think it’s smart to listen to other people’s advice, but at the end of the day, you’re the only one who can tell you what’s right for you.

I’ve always had a huge fear of dying or becoming ill. The thing I’m most afraid of, though, is being alone, which I think a lot of performers fear. It’s why we seek the limelight – so we’re not alone, were adored. We’re loved, so people want to be around us. The fear of being alone drives my life.

I only do what my gut tells me to. I think it’s smart to listen to other people’s advice, but at the end of the day, you’re the only one who can tell you what’s right for you.

I always joke about letting the haters motivate you. Everybody has that in their life, people who doubt them or make them feel less than they are. It just takes faith and belief in yourself, and you’ve got to dig deep into that. That has to come from you – nobody’s going to give you that.

And I love the idea of spending the whole day in bed with my lover.

Beauty is only skin deep. I think what’s really important is finding a balance of mind, body and spirit.

I like to cook Puerto Rican food. That’s what I grew up on: rice, beans, meat, some Italian-American food. I know my way around the kitchen.

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.

I came from the Bronx and a certain background. I worked really hard. I kept my focus on the right things.

I would never speak about specifics in my own relationships because I think it’s tacky.

I know that being seen as a role model means taking responsibility for all my actions. I am human, and of course, sometimes I make mistakes. But I promise that when I fall, I get back up.

I was always a singer and a dancer, and I always wanted to be an actress. For me, it’s all just one thing.

I look to women who epitomize old Hollywood glamour, like Rita Hayworth.

I feel I want to grow as an actress and be better. I want to progress as a singer and songwriter, and produce movies and everything. So there’ll be no time when I feel I’ve done it all.

I could serve coffee using my rear as a ledge.

By nature I am not tough, believe it or not.

When you have children, you realise you can’t plan anything. There’s no Plan A, no Plan B. Life will happen and you will go with it.

There’s no way in the world that just because women turn the number 40, they’re anything less than amazing. That’s crazy. If anything, you’re even more amazing!

Some people are naturally thin, and some are heavier. There is a lot of focus on it, and it can be a lot of pressure for people. But honestly, I think as long as someone is healthy, that is most important.

I know that being seen as a role model means taking responsibility for all my actions. I am human, and of course, sometimes I make mistakes. But I promise that when I fall, I get back up.

My parents wanted me to be a lawyer. But I don’t think I would have been very happy. I’d be in front of the jury singing.

I watched my parents. My dad worked nights, and I was aware of how much he was doing for us. My mom was a Tupperware lady and also worked at the school. I always felt that I couldn’t let them down. And I had a natural discipline from early on. I was always training for something.

I’m a hopeless romantic and passionate person when it comes to love.

I think if you’re in a committed relationship, unless you have some sort of an understanding, monogamy is something that should exist.

You’ve got to love yourself first. You’ve got to be okay on your own before you can be okay with somebody else.

You can’t take life for granted.

It’s a real roller-coaster ride if you’re lucky to have longevity in this business – you have to be able to ride those waves.

I’ve learned something about kids – they don’t do what you say; they do what you do.

I grew up in the Bronx where you would stay up late with your girlfriends, just being silly in our bedrooms, whatever. And I was always the clown.

They’re making me out to be a serial marrying person or something. I’m laughing at that.

If you don’t love yourself, you can’t love anybody else. And I think as women we really forget that.

There are certain people that are marked for death. I have my little list of those that treated me unfairly.

You can’t take life for granted.

Oh my God, my girlfriends are everything to me. They celebrate with you, they cry with you, they hold you when you need to be held. They laugh with you. They’re mean with you! They’re always there, and it’s just a priceless thing to have.

Women should never go without earrings. Passing on them is an opportunity missed.

By nature I am not tough, believe it or not.

There are certain people that are marked for death. I have my little list of those that treated me unfairly.

I remember when I was 33 or 34, it was devastating because I realized I wasn’t a kid anymore. The great thing about 40 was that I really felt like I had life experience and knew what I was doing now.

Early on, my family really made me love who I was and what I looked like.

People equate sexy with promiscuous. They think that because I’m shaped this way, I must be scandalous – like running around and bringing men into my hotel room. But it’s just the opposite.

It’s a shame to call somebody a ‘diva’ simply because they work harder than everybody else.

My parents wanted me to be a lawyer. But I don’t think I would have been very happy. I’d be in front of the jury singing.

The bear is what we all wrestle with. Everybody has their bear in life. It’s about conquering that bear and letting him go.

You mirror what the world mirrors to you.

So I sat down with him and portrayed more the side of the character he needed to see. Which is what I do when I go in for an interview for a part I like. As much as you think you’re dealing with creative people, they see you for what your image is out there.

I believe in love.

There’s no way in the world that just because women turn the number 40, they’re anything less than amazing. That’s crazy. If anything, you’re even more amazing!

They’re making me out to be a serial marrying person or something. I’m laughing at that.

A romantic comedy has to be funny and make you think about life; but the obstacle that has to be overcome is key.

I look to women who epitomize old Hollywood glamour, like Rita Hayworth.

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.

When I was young, I was just about hard work. But as I got older, I did experience anxiety, doubt, judgment, and it’s so easy to lose yourself for a second.

Puffy produced four of the tracks on the album. Those are the four songs that are collaborations between Puffy and me. And he gives me my space to work even when we work together, like with my producer and my vocal coach.

In Hollywood, she’s revered, she gets nominated for Oscars, but I’ve never heard anyone in the public or among my friends say, ‘Oh, I love Winona Ryder.’

I have my own high standards for what I want in a partner and how I want to be treated. I bring a lot to the table. I’m not talking about material things but what I have to offer as a person – love and loyalty and all the things that make a good relationship.

But the idea of taking things and mixing them together is what I do in my music. I take hip-hop, R&B, pop, dance, funk and soul and mix it all together to get my own sound.

You know, maybe I was just born in the wrong time, but I love all things romantic. Puffy understands that. For my last birthday, he covered my hotel room floor with rose petals and had flowers and candles all over the room.

And I deal with all that by being like a perfectionist. But that’s okay.

I think a lot about teaching my kids to work hard.

I have the stardom glow.

I have my own high standards for what I want in a partner and how I want to be treated. I bring a lot to the table. I’m not talking about material things but what I have to offer as a person – love and loyalty and all the things that make a good relationship.

I grew up in the Bronx where you would stay up late with your girlfriends, just being silly in our bedrooms, whatever. And I was always the clown.

Being an artist doesn’t start because you’re 21, and it doesn’t end because you’re 51. You are who you are until the day you die.

I judge people on how they smell, not how they look.