The actress and singer, 50, almost shed a few tears while discussing her new film withHoda Kotbwhile on SiriusXM radio on Tuesday.
As Kotb, 55, read a few of the reviews lauding Lopez’s performance, the mother of two smiled as she tried to compose herself.
“I’ve just been working hard for so long, for my whole life. It’s nice,” she said as her voice lowered. “Sorry, you guys know I’m emotional!”
Lopez described hearing of the reviews after the film’s premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on Saturday.
“I was literally sitting in my bed yesterday and they were sending me all the reviews. I could not believe it,” Lopez said. “I was crying, me and my girlfriend of 20 years were sitting there and she was trying to film me. I was like, ‘Oh my God.'”
She continued, “You work hard your whole life and you wonder if anybody notices in a sense, on that level, to be in that conversation. You have dreams when you’re a little girl of being [atthe Oscars], you know what I mean?”
While the Oscar nominations are a few months away, Lopez said, “Just to talk about it is amazing. And for people to be saying that is nice.”
InHustlers, Lopez stars as Ramona, the head of a popular and successful strip club who aims to get the upper hand on her Wall Street clients with the help of her crew.
The film also starsConstance Wu,Julia Stiles,Lizzo,Cardi B,Lili ReinhartandKeke Palmer.
Several critics shared their thoughts on the film on Twitter after its TIFF premiere withmany hailing Lopez’s performance.
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Vulture‘s Hunter Harris praised the film as “perfect” while predicting that Lopez will be nominated for her first Oscar.
“J Lo can’t and won’t be stopped,” saidVariety’s Matt Donnelly, who also called the film “empowering.”
Over atThe Daily Beast, Kevin Fallon went so far as to say, “I don’t think it’s too much to say thatJennifer Lopezmay have one of the best film entrances ever” inHustlers.
Hustlershits theaters Sept. 13.
source: people.com
