Jennifer Lopez Quotes

The media - they want to rush everything. They want to give their seedy opinions without knowing all the facts.

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.

This is the man my mother lived for. My career means something now because I've worked with Robert Redford.

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

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 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.

I was into sports and dancing. I ran track. I have a lot of stamina.

You've gotta do things that make you happy.

In the end, the truth finds a way to surface even if you don't want it to.

I don't really check out other people's butts.

When I face myself, I go, "You have a fear of really being on your own. So you know what? That's what we're gonna do right now.

My mom always told me that if you work hard, you can achieve anything. And it's true. It's one of the truest things ever.

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

I know that there is a force in the world and an energy that you can put out, and when you put out love it comes back to you. I think that's my basic philosophy.

When I see Puff in a video kissing someone, it's freaky and I know it's freaky for him to see me do a movie love scene, but as far as him forbidding me to do them, that's bull.

I look to the women who epitomize old Hollywood glamour, like Rita Hayworth. She had a way of making sophisticated clothes look sexy without ever seeming sleazy or cheap.

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

I am a strong believer in kissing being very intimate, and the minute you kiss, the floodgates open for everything else.

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.

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.

You like the way I dress The way I wear my hair Show me off to all your friends Baby, I don't care Just as long as you tell them who I am Tell them I'm the one that made you give a damn

I like to maintain a certain sense of fantasy in my life.

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.

I have no ego. There is no way you can have a big ego and survive in this [show]business. You can't learn if you think no one else has anything to say that's of value.

I really felt the growth of myself as a human being, as a person [becoming a mother].

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

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.'

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

Whenever it feels uncomfortable to tell the truth, that's often the most important time to tell it.

Always remember, you will live, you will love, you will dance again.

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.

When I was in my 20s I wasn't sure of myself. Now I can really stretch. I don't have to stay in the box. At this point I can say to myself, So what if I fall, so what? I'm going to get back up.

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 thought she'd [her mother] offer me some sympathy. Instead, she said, 'Don't you ever call me crying again! You wanted to be in this business, so you better toughen up!' And I did.

I know it's hard for women to tap into that feeling of self-worth. We need to get the message out that you are valued, you are a goddess and don't forget that.

Just making sure that they both felt equally loved is what was tough about the twins.

I had a lovely pregnancy. It was a beautiful, magical time for us.

But from the time I was very little, it was something I would do all the time, just sing, dance and act. So it wasn't something that was fake or contrived as I got older.

I was always very comfortable with who I was. Confident. I’ve never looked at [my body] in a negative way.

You've got to love yourself first, and until you value yourself enough and love yourself enough to know that, you can't really have a healthy relationship.

I'm very comfortable with being productive. I like doing things, and I like creating things.

Even as an actor, when you have a kissing scene it's still weird.

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.

You can’t let the fear of what people might say or think stop you from doing what you want to do or else we would never do anything.

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

The minute I feel nervousness or anxiety or fear, I go, 'No, no, that's not a thought that I need to have right now. Everything's great, everything's good, you're going to be fine'.

Being on camera, you have a responsibility to look good. If you don't, you'll hear about it.

For me, fashion is an expression of who I am right in that moment - so what you're seeing is what I'm influenced by now.

Mommy. It's just the one thing you don't want to mess up.

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.