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- Jennifer Lopez talking about "J.Lo" -
Loder: Before you go on tour, do you get into
some incredible regimen of vitamins and workouts?
Lopez: Absolutely. I'm going on all of these
mini-tours in Europe. It takes so much out of you, I
can't even imagine what it'd be like to do it every
day 'cause [this tour will] be my first one.
Loder: You are nominated for a Grammy Award
for "Let's Get Loud" from On the 6. Is it true you're
not going to the Grammys because you're not finding
anything good enough to wear?
Lopez: No, it wasn't that. [laughs] I wanted
to go, and was quite disappointed. I'm going to be in
Australia and Hong Kong, promoting the record.
Loder: Are the Latin Grammys a good idea, or
does it segregate the music too much?
Lopez: Because there are so many different kinds
of Latin music, it all gets grouped into one category
on the regular Grammy show. I thought the Latin Grammys
were really beautifully done. It was nice that we had
them because there are so many artists people don't
know, and it's nice to expose them to the United States.
Loder: Does real Latin pop need to be done in
Spanish or Portuguese?
Lopez: I don't think what I make is real Latin
pop. I make pop music that has some Latin influence.
Latin pop is in Spanish, you know?
Loder: You're up against some interesting people
for the Best Dance Recording Grammy. Baha Men, Enrique
Iglesias, [Eiffel 65, Moby]...
Lopez: I know. It's a weird category. It's all
guys with me. I gotta rap for the women.
Loder: You've been doing a bunch of movies.
You've got "The Wedding Planner" out.
Lopez: Yeah, it's a romantic comedy. I've always
wanted to do one. I was kind of scared of it, too, 'cause
I've never done any comedy. So I read this one and it
was just really sweet, really well-written, and I thought
it would be the perfect vehicle for me.
Loder: And then you've got "Angel Eyes." What
is that about?
Lopez: "Angel Eyes" is a drama; it will be out
later this year. It's a story of two people who are
closed off to the world. Almost like lost souls who,
for different tragic reasons, have closed themselves
off to all kinds of relationships. They meet by chance
and he kind of saves her life. Basically through unconditional
love, they end up healing each other and are able to
go forward with life.
Loder: You'll also be doing a film on Frida
Kahlo, the Mexican artist. Madonna wanted to do this
for years and years. You're probably breaking her heart,
doing this movie.
Lopez: So many people wanted to do this movie.
It's such an interesting character. People have been
trying to make it for years. She suffered a lot of physical
and emotional pain in her life. As an artist, you could
see that in her work.
Loder: What do you see yourself doing next musically?
Lopez: This record is gonna be out for a while. I don't
plan to go into the studio for a little. But I think
my next project in studio will either be attached to
a film or totally in Spanish, which I've always wanted
to do.
Loder: Do you go out to clubs and see what kind
of beats people are dancing to?
Lopez: No, I don't go out that much. But I listen
to a lot of music.
Loder: Do you live too far out of town? Is that
why you don't go out that much?
Lopez: No, I'm just tired at night. I go to
sleep. But the producers know, and I'm abreast of everything.
I love to listen to all kinds of music, so of course
it's going to have an influence on what I do.
Loder: So you're not a nightlife person, out
dancing on the town?
Lopez: I love to dance. I love music, but I'm
not a real nightlife person. I don't drink, so I don't
let loose that way. But every once in a while, I do
want to go out. I think I went out three times this
past year. In Paris we threw a party, my birthday I
had a surprise party, and another birthday party in
Miami. Those were my big three outings.
Loder: When you were a kid dreaming about making
it big, did you ever dream about it like this?
Lopez: You don't imagine exactly what it's going
to be like. You think, "I want to be an actress, I want
to make music." You don't think, "I'll have to do all
these interviews, I'll have a grueling schedule and
I'm not going to have any privacy." It just comes with
the territory. But you get to travel and you get to
meet great people, and I get to live my dream every
day, so I'm not complaining.
Loder: The media portrays you and Puffy as this
kind of gangster couple. Do you recognize yourself when
you see people talk about you on TV?
Lopez: I have just come to the realization and
accepted totally that nobody is ever going to understand
who I am. It's almost something you have to do when
you're in the business because it can drive you crazy
trying to go, "No I'm not really like that!" You can
really go insane.
Loder: It could be a full-time job.
Lopez: Yeah. You just can't do that. I can't
control the media, I can't control what people think
— I can only let them see me when I speak on an interview
and they get to see more who I am, my personality. Even
then, they'll never get the full story. The only time
it hurts is when your family's affected by it. They
have friends who speak to them and go, "Oh, Jennifer
did this and that!" And my mother's like, "No she didn't!"
Or my grandmother will call me upset and then it sucks.
But the only thing I can control is my work. That's
what I focus on and that's what my life is.
Interview taken from MTvhome.com
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