Aug 2007 issue, its a free magazine. Its got Jen at the premiere of EC on the cover and a little interview bout the movie inside with a pic of her and Marc.
The interview talks about the film, what it was like working with hubby, and how she keeps her life private from the press.
Jenny from the block must have no fear. The last time she costarred with a lover in a movie, it did not go so well- but now she's got a new man and a new movie. El Cantante stars Marc Anthony as salsa singer Hector Lavoe, and Lopez is his wife, Puchi. Fame takes the Lavoes to some dark places with drugs and partying, but Lopez couldn't seem happier with her golden cheeks outshining all her bling bling. Those other downers have been Ben Affleck's fault.
TW:Was it fun to get paid to scream at you husband?
JL:It was fun. Obviously, [The Lavoes] were very intense. Really, you can't fake things like that. You really have to go there emotionally, but at the same time, when we were done, I think there was a sence of satisfaction that we were telling the story, or that the scene was real and that we had captured something real and gritty on screen. That's what we wanted to do. We wanted to make these people human. We wanted the joyous things to be joyous, and the funny things to be funny. It was the same thing with the screaming, kind of fighting ways they would go at eachother.
TW:Was it hard to leave that on set?
JL:No, not at all. Not for us. I think it was more like an adrenaline rush afterwards. We'd be going home and driving home to Long Island in a car and he was like "Yo, that was great right? That part when I pushed you, you were'nt expecting that right?" "No I wasn't."
TW:Did you have any reservations about making another movie as a real life couple?
JL:Well, we weren't a couple at the time. I got this script like 5 and half years ago, you have to remember. Marc and I have only been together 3 and a half years. At that time, I just called him. I knew he was the person to play Hector Lavoe. He's a Puerto Rican salsa singer and they even looked a little bit alike. I knew he knew this world, so I called him right away, I think maybe a month a month after I got the script. He was like "Oh, he's my idol, I'll do it." I said, "I don't know if I'm going to even be in it, but do you still wanna do it?" and he said yes.
TW:Which is you favorite decade for hair?
JL:Not the 80s I'll tell you that much. Probobly the 60s. Even if you see me now on the red carpet, I'll go with like a 60s bouffant. I like that kind of very goddessy type thing.
TW:The Lavoes succumb badly to fame. Could you relate to any of those problems?
JL:For me, my fame experiance, was a whole different thing than what they went through. I think I still had the same kind of thing that hits you like "Oh my God, what is this?" That makes you shake and shiver a little bit and get anxious and makes you want to escape and which I do understand. Like escape your own skin, because its such a weird experiance, you could never really explain it to anybody.
TW:Does it still hit you like that?
JL:Well, no. It did when I first became famous. When you first are out there, you realize you have no anonymity and you realize that people are looking everything you do and they're judging you and they're talking about you. It's one thing to be in highschool and have that happen and you want to kill yourself. It's another thing on this global level for people to be scrutinizing you in that way. But I've never had to live the darg part of it- which I feel very lucky about. I've never been in that scene.
TW:Are you more open about being a couple with Marc now?
JL:Absolutely. I think we knew that it was very important for me, and Marck kind of helped me with this in the begining, that I didn't have to know there was another way to live. he being in the public eye, working since he's 11 yrs old and singing since he was a baby, he was like "You can be an artist, have your credibility, sell your records, do your things, have you success, and still have a life. You're allowed that. You don't have to give everything all the time." I think that helped me understand that a little bit, so it was a real conscious decision for us to kind of go, "Wait a minute. Yes, we're singers and actors and we do want to give you all this and share all this, but at the same time, we do have a life that is private and sacred, and ours." I think we just felt like we needed to establish that for ourselves. This is very sacred to us and we're going to take care of it. That's what we did. I think as people see that, then they're a little bit more respectful down the line. That's why it's a little bit easier now for us to go, "Okay, here's this project we did together" or "Here we are standing together on this red carpet." And they don't cross the line. They don't follow us to the house and camp out there, but that took time, too. We had to let them know that if you're going to stand outside our house, you're not going to make any money. You're not going to get the picture.
TW:Can you teach that to some other girls in the tabloids these days?
JL:You have to learn that. 5, 6, 7 years ago, it was different for me. I needed to get to the point where you have those realizations and you understand that it's your responsibility and it's within your power to do that.
TW:Are you and Marc competing on iTunes?
JL:I know that his record is No. 1 right now, which is our record, which is this movie, which is great.
Jenny from the block must have no fear. The last time she costarred with a lover in a movie, it did not go so well- but now she's got a new man and a new movie. El Cantante stars Marc Anthony as salsa singer Hector Lavoe, and Lopez is his wife, Puchi. Fame takes the Lavoes to some dark places with drugs and partying, but Lopez couldn't seem happier with her golden cheeks outshining all her bling bling. Those other downers have been Ben Affleck's fault.
TW:Was it fun to get paid to scream at you husband?
JL:It was fun. Obviously, [The Lavoes] were very intense. Really, you can't fake things like that. You really have to go there emotionally, but at the same time, when we were done, I think there was a sence of satisfaction that we were telling the story, or that the scene was real and that we had captured something real and gritty on screen. That's what we wanted to do. We wanted to make these people human. We wanted the joyous things to be joyous, and the funny things to be funny. It was the same thing with the screaming, kind of fighting ways they would go at eachother.
TW:Was it hard to leave that on set?
JL:No, not at all. Not for us. I think it was more like an adrenaline rush afterwards. We'd be going home and driving home to Long Island in a car and he was like "Yo, that was great right? That part when I pushed you, you were'nt expecting that right?" "No I wasn't."
TW:Did you have any reservations about making another movie as a real life couple?
JL:Well, we weren't a couple at the time. I got this script like 5 and half years ago, you have to remember. Marc and I have only been together 3 and a half years. At that time, I just called him. I knew he was the person to play Hector Lavoe. He's a Puerto Rican salsa singer and they even looked a little bit alike. I knew he knew this world, so I called him right away, I think maybe a month a month after I got the script. He was like "Oh, he's my idol, I'll do it." I said, "I don't know if I'm going to even be in it, but do you still wanna do it?" and he said yes.
TW:Which is you favorite decade for hair?
JL:Not the 80s I'll tell you that much. Probobly the 60s. Even if you see me now on the red carpet, I'll go with like a 60s bouffant. I like that kind of very goddessy type thing.
TW:The Lavoes succumb badly to fame. Could you relate to any of those problems?
JL:For me, my fame experiance, was a whole different thing than what they went through. I think I still had the same kind of thing that hits you like "Oh my God, what is this?" That makes you shake and shiver a little bit and get anxious and makes you want to escape and which I do understand. Like escape your own skin, because its such a weird experiance, you could never really explain it to anybody.
TW:Does it still hit you like that?
JL:Well, no. It did when I first became famous. When you first are out there, you realize you have no anonymity and you realize that people are looking everything you do and they're judging you and they're talking about you. It's one thing to be in highschool and have that happen and you want to kill yourself. It's another thing on this global level for people to be scrutinizing you in that way. But I've never had to live the darg part of it- which I feel very lucky about. I've never been in that scene.
TW:Are you more open about being a couple with Marc now?
JL:Absolutely. I think we knew that it was very important for me, and Marck kind of helped me with this in the begining, that I didn't have to know there was another way to live. he being in the public eye, working since he's 11 yrs old and singing since he was a baby, he was like "You can be an artist, have your credibility, sell your records, do your things, have you success, and still have a life. You're allowed that. You don't have to give everything all the time." I think that helped me understand that a little bit, so it was a real conscious decision for us to kind of go, "Wait a minute. Yes, we're singers and actors and we do want to give you all this and share all this, but at the same time, we do have a life that is private and sacred, and ours." I think we just felt like we needed to establish that for ourselves. This is very sacred to us and we're going to take care of it. That's what we did. I think as people see that, then they're a little bit more respectful down the line. That's why it's a little bit easier now for us to go, "Okay, here's this project we did together" or "Here we are standing together on this red carpet." And they don't cross the line. They don't follow us to the house and camp out there, but that took time, too. We had to let them know that if you're going to stand outside our house, you're not going to make any money. You're not going to get the picture.
TW:Can you teach that to some other girls in the tabloids these days?
JL:You have to learn that. 5, 6, 7 years ago, it was different for me. I needed to get to the point where you have those realizations and you understand that it's your responsibility and it's within your power to do that.
TW:Are you and Marc competing on iTunes?
JL:I know that his record is No. 1 right now, which is our record, which is this movie, which is great.
Where most people see DANGER, I see a CHALLENGE!
