Jennifer Lopez

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

“I like to maintain a certain sense of fantasy. At home, do I have the full hair and makeup? No. But I might have the nice dress on.”

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

“Some people are naturally thin, and some are heavier. There is a lot of focus on it, and it can be a lot of pressure for people. But honestly, I think as long as someone is healthy, that is most important.”

“I love to eat everything and you pretty much can - a little piece of something fattening is not going to kill you. It's when you eat the whole box that it's going to kill you.”

“When I first started on television, people, and even my own manager at the time, would tell me I had to make all of these changes. But 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!' And when you can really believe that, all of a sudden other people start believing, too.”

“When I am wrong, I will learn the lesson and move on to face other challenges. For me, that's what creating your own life is. Doing your best work while being your best self.”

“My parents wanted me to be a lawyer. But I don't think I would have been very happy. I'd be in front of the jury singing.”

“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.”

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

“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 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.”

“But the idea of taking things and mixing them together is what I do in my music. I take hip-hop, R&B, pop, dance, funk and soul and mix it all together to get my own sound.”

“I've learned something about kids - they don't do what you say; they do what you do.”

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

“In Hollywood, she's revered, she gets nominated for Oscars, but I've never heard anyone in the public or among my friends say, 'Oh, I love Winona Ryder.'”

“You can't take life for granted.”

“I loved the last album, and it was one hundred percent me. But this is like me two years later, who understands a little bit more about music and understands a little bit more about making an album. I wrote a lot more.”

“I was always a singer and a dancer, and I always wanted to be an actress. For me, it's all just one thing.”