Some terrible things happened to me at the start of my career: Jennifer Lopez

Singer-actor recalls early days in Hollywood

Jennifer Lopez has opened up about her past and how she had to go through terrible things in the beginning of her career.

The 50-year-old also added that she learnt how to behave like a celebrity inn the public eye though trial-and-error, reported Outlook India.  "I had terrible things happen in the beginning of my career that I had to come back from. I did magazine articles where I said the wrong thing. It was trial-and-error. And then you get put in a category of like you're this person or that person and you're a diva," Lopez said while talking to the LA Times in a round table with Charlize Theron, Renee Zellweger, Awkwafina and Cynthia Erivo.



"But at the same time, I had to look and go, 'What am I doing?' Because at the end of the day, it's always do you like what you're doing. And for me, it's always about how can I get better. That's why I do so much," continued JLo. "How can I be better? I'm going to be a better mom, sister, daughter, friend, business partner, a better actress, better singer, better dancer, better producer. It's always about how can we do it better next time because you make mistakes."

The Hustlers star feels a "responsibility" to be nice to people. "I feel like there is a responsibility when you're a public person. You can't get around it. I know we all want to be like, 'Just want to be me' and I just want to do this and I just want to do that. And I don't care what people say or think. But we have to because we care what people say," explained the superstar. "And so it's just about being your best self. I think that's where I keep my mind. It's like you think 'I'm a good celebrity because what I'm trying to do is put my best foot forward all the time and still be myself, still be authentic to who I am'."

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