“I think if you're in a committed relationship, unless you have some sort of an understanding, monogamy is something that should exist.”
Relationship
“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.”
ExperienceAll Quotes by Jennifer Lopez
“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.”
Food“I can only speak for myself, and hope people hear my words and see me on television speaking for myself. And, hopefully, they'll be able to make their own judgment. And at the end of the day, I just want my work to speak for itself.”
Hope“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.”
Experience“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!”
Amazing“I don't get anything for free. I pay for all my beauty treatments.”
Beauty“A romantic comedy has to be funny and make you think about life but the obstacle that has to be overcome is key.”
Funny“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.”
Movies“I'm a hopeless romantic and passionate person when it comes to love.”
Romantic“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.”
Experience“If you don't love yourself, you can't love anybody else. And I think as women we really forget that.”
Women“The bottom line is that musicians love to make music and always will.”
Music“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.”
Technology“If you kiss on the first date and it's not right, then there will be no second date. Sometimes it's better to hold out and not kiss for a long time. I am a strong believer in kissing being very intimate, and the minute you kiss, the floodgates open for everything else.”
Time“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.”
Home“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.”
Alone“Beauty is only skin deep. I think what's really important is finding a balance of mind, body and spirit.”
Beauty“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.”
Movies“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.”
Women“Once you have a lot of success, you become a target in many ways.”
Success