Jennifer Lopez Quotes

You mirror what the world mirrors to you.

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

You have to fight for the things you want.

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

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!'

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

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.

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.

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

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

Don't push your weaknesses, play with your strengths

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

Because you can't expect to be treated great if you don't first believe that you are great.

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

No matter where I go I know where I came from.

My favorite holiday is my birthday-it's very Leo.

I have the stardom glow.

It's always a struggle. It's an uphill battle the whole time. But you know what? The rewards are so graet, I wouldn't trade it for the world.

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

My own style influences have to do with where I grew up, in the Bronx, and I still like to wear bangles and big hoops!

I'm not stupid. I would like to have some businesses that grow so I won't have to be out there on the road when I'm 44.

Andy? Really, who gives a shit?

People think because I'm shaped this way, I'm scandalous

Ultimately, we can never change someone else's behavior - we can only change our own.

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

You have to remember the value of your individuality - that you have something special and different to offer that nobody else can.

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.

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

I'm grateful for everything I have. I'm grateful for it all. I'm grateful for love most of all because I have a lot of it in my life.

With hard work, living a good life, you can do anything. You will be rewarded for that.

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

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 think with romantic comedies it's a lot about tone, because different romantic comedies have different tones.

I could serve coffee using my rear as a ledge.

I grew up walking around naked in my house. My mom was like that, and my sisters.

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

What I wanted to say is that abuse has no bias. It's not gender specific; it's just never okay.

I had found that taking risks, being true to myself, and making decisions with good intentions can exceed even my own expectations.

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

A lucky model who's been given a lot of opportunities I just wish she [Cameron Diaz] would have done more with.

I can't help but be a different person now that I've had kids. That really does change your whole perspective on life for the better.

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

I think that's what a partnership is - you take the positives from both people and incorporate them.

You can't take life for granted.

I'm passionate, I'm driven at my job and I also am compassionate with people. We all think we can save somebody that we love.

The biggest insecurity I had was my singing. Even though I had sold 70 million records, there was this feeling like, I'm not good at this.

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

The weirdest thing about me is that I like to walk around naked.

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

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.

For me, love is the never-ending question. It is confusing. It is the answer, but it is also inundated with contradictions and complications.

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

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

You get what you give. What you put into things is what you get out of them.

I don't look at people and see color and race. I see inside.

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

Instead of measuring my success and value by my own standards, I was measuring it by how others perceived me.

Love to me is someone telling me, 'I want to be with you for the rest of my life, and if you needed me to I'd jump out of a plane for you.'

Throughout my career I've always felt like certain things come to me at the right time.

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.

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

Integrity is your own gauge of what is right for you. Integrity is not a stand-alone concept,

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

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

I think that's very important for romantic comedies, that they do deal with [modern]issues.

I feel like I haven't started yet. I'm looking forward to the ninth album, the thirtieth movie.

It's not that serious I never put that much thought into us It wasn't that I loved you I was curious

It's funny when you get married, you do find other couples to hang out with.

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

I did ballet, jazz and flamenco from when I was five years old. And my professional career started with dancing in musicals.

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

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

You're hitting rock bottom," she said. "You know, Jennifer, you have to hit bottom before you can make a change, and it's finally happening.

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

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.

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

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

A nickname is not supposed to be your only name. I miss Jennifer a bit.

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've been married twice and I've tried to make it work but I feel I haven't had a real marriage yet.

Nobody wants to hear celebrity complain

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.

I had a healthy appetite [being pregnant]. I got more healthy as time goes on, and they grew. I never let myself go.

I love working with the singers. I love just finding them.

I had such a reputation, and it was sad because I felt like it so didn't represent who I really was.

Always remember. You will live. You will love. You will dance again.

I think to give something a chance, to really get to know somebody, you want to do it out of the public eye.

I think the best partner you can have is someone who makes you want to be the best form of yourself.

I've always been very girly.

Your power is in your individuality, in being exactly who you area.

I've played more villains than anything else. And I love playing villains, because I can just be evil and do whatever I want.

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

I just think that the whole diva thing is a misrepresentation of who I am.

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

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

I remain an eternal optimist about love. I believe in love.

I'm feeling lucky like a four-leaf clover

This film [the Cell] certainly is not meant for the girls who sing along with my songs.

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