Jennifer Lopez debuts her new documentary Halftime, where she reflects on her legendary career, including that she almost quit.The 52-year-old actress/singer/dancer helped forge a path for other Latina actresses to follow, becoming the first actress to earn over $1 million for her role in Selena.With fame came increased scrutiny over her curvy frame, as she revealed in the documentary, debuting Tuesday on Netflix, that the criticism was so intense she had thoughts of quitting showbiz altogether.
Reflect:Jennifer Lopez debuts her new documentary Halftime, where she reflects on her legendary career, including that she almost quit Scrutiny:With fame came increased scrutiny over her curvy frame, as she revealed in the documentary, debuting Tuesday on Netflix, that the criticism was so intense she had thoughts of quitting showbiz altogether'There were many times where I was just like, I think I’m just going to quit.
I had to really figure out who I was. And believe in that and not believe in anything else,' Lopez admitted.Her curvy body type was far from the norm when Lopez burst onto the scene with Selena. 'When I started working, the beauty ideal was very thin, blonde, tall, not a lot of curves,' Lopez said.
Almost quit:'There were many times where I was just like, I think I’m just going to quit. I had to really figure out who I was.
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