Jennifer Lopez- Just A Girl From the Block-詹妮弗·洛佩兹

JenniferLopez:JustAGirlFromtheBlock|詹妮弗·洛佩兹Thewayshekeepsitreal.Sure,she’sgotaslamming2body,unbelievabledancemoves,asultry3voiceandtheabilitytolightup4amoviescreen.ButJenniferLopezstillseemslikeanormalperson——thegirl-next-door.Despiteherstarring5filmroles,herrestaurant,herclothinglineandherperfume6,Jenniferisadown-to-earth7beautywho“doesn’tliketogooutthatmuch.”Thelyrics8sayitall:Inhernewsingle“JennyFromtheBlock”,shewrites,“Istaygrounded9astheamountsrollin/I’mrealIthoughtItoldyou/Nothingphony10/Don’thateonme/Whatyougetiswhatyousee.”Whyshedoesit:“Mydreamsweren’tsomuchtobe‘famous’...Mydreamsweretoactandsinganddanceandexpressmyselfcreatively.”What＇snext:Moremusic!Sinceherflicks11MaidinManhattan,GigliandJerseyGirlhavewrapped12,Jenistakingabreakfrommoviestoconcentrateon13music.为何炙手可热：靠的是保持本色。诚然，她有迷人的身材、精妙的舞步、性感的声音以及让银屏活起来的能力，但詹妮弗·洛佩兹依然是一副普通人——邻家女孩的样子。尽管她主演了许多电影角色，拥有一家餐馆、一条服装生产线和香水公司，詹妮弗仍是一个朴实的“不太爱外出交际”的美女。歌词如是说：在她的新歌《街区的珍妮》里她写道：“名利滚滚来我不为所动/我想我告诉过你真实的我/丝毫不会装腔作势/不要恨我/你的所得就是你的所见。”她为何要这样做：“我的梦想不是要出名……我只要演电影、唱歌、跳舞，创造性地表达自己。”今后的打算：更多音乐！她的电影《曼哈顿女佣》、《鸳鸯绑匪》和《泽西姑娘》已经拍摄完毕，珍妮想暂时在电影上歇歇手，专心搞音乐。InasoftvoicewithtracesoftheBronx14,Lopeztalkedwithusaboutherworking－class15roots,whatshe＇slearnedaboutandwhatitfeelsliketomakeherowndreamcometrue．洛佩兹声音轻柔，带点布朗克斯区口音，跟我们谈了她的劳工阶级出身、她的经历与见闻以及她对于个人梦想成真的感受。Q:Theselastfewyearsyou’vehadahit16movie,acoupleofhitCDs,launched17aclothinglineandperfume,openedarestaurant,andyou’reengagedto18theloveofyourlife.Itlookslikeafairy19tale.Howdoesitfeel?JL:Itfeelsamazing,butalsoscary—likeI’mabouttostartlearningwhatlifeisreallyabout.Q:WhatwastheBronxlikethatyougrewupin?Wasitsafe?JL:Itwasinner20city.Tomeitwassafe.ItwasallIknew.Mymotherwouldsendmetothestore,andI’dgo,whenIwaslikeeightyearsold.Q:Wasthatthemessageyougotfromyourparents?JL:Fromthecommunity.Ifeltverymuchlikewe’regoingtoworkatMacy’s,getmarried,havekids.Ifyou’rereallyambitious,thenyou’llgotocollege,maybebealawyer.Forgetbeingadoctor—it’sway21toomuchschooltopayfor.Luckily,withmymomanddad,Ireallydidgetthefeelingthatwecoulddoanythingifweworkedhardenough.Q:DidyouspeakSpanishinyourhomegrowingup?JL:MygrandmotherspokeSpanish.MymothercametoNewYorkwhenshewastwoandmydadwhenhewassix.TheyspeakperfectEnglish.Q:Howwereyouabletopickupthelanguage?JL:AfterSelena,ItookabeatingfromtheLatinpressfornotknowingSpanish.Isaid,“Hey,backoff.IgrewupinanEnglish-speakingcountry,andI’mproudofmyroots,butatthesametime,Ineverlearnedthelanguage.”ThenImarriedOjani,whoonlyspokeSpanish.Ilearneditreallyfast.Q:You’vebeencalledoneofthesexiest22womenintheworld.Whatmakesawomansexy?JL:Beingcomfortablewithwhoyouare.Peoplethink,sexy22,bigbreasts,curvy23body,nocellulite24.It’snotthat.Takethegirlatthebeachwiththecellulitelegs,wearingherbathingsuit25thewayshelikesit,walkingwithacertainair,comfortablewithherself.Thatwomanissexy.Thenyouseetheperfectgirlwho’sreallythin,tuggingat26herbathingsuit,wonderinghowherhairlooks.That’snotsexy.RD:Thoughmenlovethewayyou’rebuilt,womencansometimesbecatty27becauseyou’renotstick-thin,youhaveavoluptuous28derrière29.Doyouthinkyou’vehelpedchangeHollywood’sdefinition30ofwhat’sbeautiful?JL:Ihopeso.It’simportantforalltypesofwomentoknowthatyoudon’thavetofitaprototype31ofwhatonepersonthinksisbeautifulinordertobebeautifulorfeelbeautiful.Q:Well,there’sdefinitely32onemanwhothinksyou’rebeautiful—BenAffleck.Butwhateveryonewantstoknowis...howdidyouandBenfallinlove?JL:WemetonthesetofGigli.Iwaswithmysecondhusband,Chris,atthetime.BecauseIwasmarried,itremovedtheromanticelement33...Q:You’vebeenmarriedtwice,forlittlemorethanayeareachtime.Whatmakesyouthinkoneisgoingtobedifferent?JL:IthoughtIlearnedthefirsttime,butwentanddiditagainasecondtime:jumpingintosomethingwithoutexaminingit.Ithinkwomencrave34stability35morethanmen.Q:Fameistransient36,andparticularlywithanactressasshegetsolder—whichisstillaways37awayforyou.Doyoueverfearthatitcouldalljustonedaydisappear?JL:Sure.Youworksohardyourwholelife—it’shot,hot,hot,andthenit’scold.Iknowthatdaywillcome,sometimesIthinkI’llbeontoadifferentphaseofmylifebythenQ:Isthatwhyyouhavebeenbranchingout38intoclothingandperfumeandrestaurants?JL:It’spartofit.I’mnotstupid.IwouldliketohavesomebusinessesthatgrowsoIwon’thavetobeoutthereontheroad39whenI’m44.Q:Istheresomeoneyoureallyadmire?JL:BarbraStreisand.Whatshedidwithhercareer—acted,sang,didthewholething.Iloveher.问：过去几年你拍了一部走红电影，出了几张走红碟子，开办了一条服装生产线、一家香水公司，还有一家餐馆，又与你最爱的人订了婚。这看上去像是一个童话。对此有什么感受？洛佩兹：感觉好极了，不过也有点怕人——好像我真的要开始体验生活了。问：你小时候住过的布朗克斯区是什么样子？那里安全吗？洛佩兹：我们住内城区。我觉得挺安全。我就知道这些。大概8岁的时候妈妈要我去商店买东西，我就去。问：这就是你父母给你的启迪吗？洛佩兹：是社区。我当年觉得我们这种人会去梅思百货公司工作，结婚生孩子。如果你真有雄心，那么你会上大学，或许当个律师。当医生就别想了———医学院可上不起。幸运的是，和父母一起，我确实觉得只要我们足够努力任何事情都能做到。问：你成长过程中在家里讲西班牙语吗？洛佩兹：我祖母说西班牙语。来纽约时我母亲两岁，父亲六岁。他们英语都说得很好。问：你是怎么学会西班牙语的？洛佩兹：拍了《塞琳娜》之后，我因为不会讲西班牙语挨了拉丁报纸的骂。我说，“嘿，且慢。我是在说英语的国家长大的，我对我的根感到自豪，但是同时，我却从没有学过这门语言。”后来我跟奥贾尼结婚了，他只会说西班牙语。我很快就学会了。问：你被称为世界上最性感的女人之一。什么东西让一个女人性感？洛佩兹：对自己的状态感到安闲自在。人们以为性感就是大乳房、身材有曲线、没有脂肪团。并不是这样的。比方说海滩上那个腿上有脂肪团的姑娘，她按自己喜欢的样子穿着泳衣，自信地走着，自我感觉良好。这女人就性感。然后你再看那个真正瘦削的完美女孩，不时牵扯她的泳衣，对自己的头发是什么样子心里没底儿。这就不性感。问：虽然男人喜欢你的体形，女人有时却会因为你不是骨瘦如柴、臀部丰满而挑剔你。你认为自己改变了好莱