Some terrible things happened to me at the start of my career: Jennifer Lopez
Singer-actor recalls early days in Hollywood
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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.
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"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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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.
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"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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