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“People assume I'm out there having this great life, but money doesn't erase the pain. When you're young you barrel through life, making choices without thinking of repercussions. A few years down the line, you wake up in a certain place and wonder how the hell you got there.”
— Jennifer Lopez
Money
“You have to come in and be that character when you walk into the room. That's what one of my first acting teachers taught me. You know, don't go in there being Jennifer and then expect to flip and change, because they're not going to have that imagination.”
— Jennifer Lopez
Change
“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!”
— Jennifer Lopez
Amazing
“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.”
— Jennifer Lopez
Business
“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.”
— Jennifer Lopez
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.”
— Jennifer Lopez
Alone
“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.”
— Jennifer Lopez
Hope
“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.”
— Jennifer Lopez
Women
“I don't get anything for free. I pay for all my beauty treatments.”
— Jennifer Lopez
Beauty
“If you don't love yourself, you can't love anybody else. And I think as women we really forget that.”
— Jennifer Lopez
Women
“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.”
— Jennifer Lopez
Time
“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.”
— Jennifer Lopez
Technology
“I'm a hopeless romantic and passionate person when it comes to love.”
— Jennifer Lopez
Romantic
“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.”
— Jennifer Lopez
Experience
“The bottom line is that musicians love to make music and always will.”
— Jennifer Lopez
Music
“People assume I'm out there having this great life, but money doesn't erase the pain. When you're young you barrel through life, making choices without thinking of repercussions. A few years down the line, you wake up in a certain place and wonder how the hell you got there.”
— Jennifer Lopez
Money
“A romantic comedy has to be funny and make you think about life but the obstacle that has to be overcome is key.”
— Jennifer Lopez
Funny
“Beauty is only skin deep. I think what's really important is finding a balance of mind, body and spirit.”
— Jennifer Lopez
Beauty
“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.”
— Jennifer Lopez
Food
“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.”
— Jennifer Lopez
Birthday
“There are certain people that are marked for death. I have my little list of those that treated me unfairly.”
— Jennifer Lopez
Death