So I sat down with him and portrayed more the side of the character he needed to see. Which is what I do when I go in for an interview for a part I like. As much as you think you're dealing with creative people, they see you for what your image is out there.

We had our moment [with Marc Anthony] in the third or fourth year that we were married, when we did everything together: We did "El Cantante," we did the tour, we made all the music together, he produced my album [2007's Spanish-language "Como Ama una Mujer"]. That was a really beautiful time for us.

I've been married twice and I've tried to make it work, but I feel I haven't had a real marriage yet.

Jennifer Lopez has been very much in the news because of her divorce from Marc Anthony, also a top singer, a top player in Latin music, her joining the cast of judges on "American Idol." But the music has not been at the forefront.

When I face myself, I go, "You have a fear of really being on your own. So you know what? That's what we're gonna do right now.

My mom always told me that if you work hard, you can achieve anything. And it's true. It's one of the truest things ever.

I just never really gave myself any credit. And because of that, nobody else did either. You mirror what the world mirrors to you.