Jennifer Lopez talked about how she has received both praise and criticism throughout her career.
In a recent chat during the Los Angeles Times‘ The Envelope 2025 Oscar Actress Roundtablethe 56-year-old actress shared how her perspective on fame and attention has changed during her time in the industry.
For the interview, published on Tuesday, December 16, Lopez joined Emily Blunt, Gwyneth Paltrow, Tessa Thompson, Sydney Sweeney and Elle Fanning.
During the interview, the group was asked how they managed to put aside ‘the negative things’ about themselves or their personal lives and ‘focus’ on their work.
Sweenwey said in response that it’s all “just outside noise.”
The Housemaid star explained: “When we walk on set, the world kind of disappears and we come alive in a different way. Those are the moments and the relationships that matter. Everything else is just people we don’t know.”
Then Paltrow turned to Lopez and said, “I want to hear your answer to this question.”
The multi-hyphenate replied, “From the very beginning, for whatever reason, I have been a lightning rod for fun things and a lot of negativity.”
Lopez went on to say, “And it’s hard because you say to yourself, ‘These people don’t understand me. They don’t see me. They don’t understand me.’ Then suddenly they do it. And then they don’t do it anymore.”
“Even when I was very young, I always said, ‘I know who I am. I’m a good person. I know what I do. People wouldn’t hire me if I wasn’t good at what I do.’ I always affirmed myself and kept my feet on the ground,” she noted.
While she credited her parents with giving her a strong “sense of self,” she added, “And what Sydney said, I had to block out the noise so I could put my head on the pillow at night and say, ‘I did well today.’ I was a good person. I was nice to people. I worked very hard. “I’m a good mother,” that’s always helped me get through it.”
It is pertinent to mention that Lopes is the mother of 17-year-old twins Max and Emme.
