Jennifer Lopez graces the cover of GQ’s annual Men of the Year issue as their 2019 Icon of the Year! She was interviewed by Jessica Pressler, who conducted the interview Hustlers was based on. Here’s an excerpt:
You have been through so much in your career, like there was that whole early-2000s “She’s a diva” thing. Now that we are in this period of sort of increased awareness of that, do you ever have moments where you look back and you’re like, “Wow, that was sexist or racist”—or otherwise, you know, fucked-up?
For sure. Because I was Latin, and I was a woman, and I was Puerto Rican, and they were not giving me the same pass that they gave everybody else at certain times. It’s hard to remember specifics. I wish I could. But honestly, I don’t like to harp on the negative or feel sorry for myself. You know, it, it just is what it is. There were moments in my life where it got to me more. Where it kind of took me down for a second. But it never took me down for very long. The energy was always in just getting better, doing more growing, and driving myself. To be better, all the time. And creating more opportunities for myself. Just, be resilient. They’ll give up.
You can read the entire interview here and watch a video here:
Watch as Jennifer discusses some of her biggest career moments, including ‘Selena,’ ‘Jenny from the Block,’ her green Versace dress, ‘American Idol,’ ‘Monster-in-Law,’ ‘El Cantante,’ ‘Out of Sight’ and ‘Hustlers.’
