- What are you gonna be wearing?
Everybody wants to see what you're gonna
be wearing for the Grammy's.
- So, I think I'm gonna do something different.
- Go for a suit?
- No, not a suit.
But, you know, maybe something a little more...
I can't say because you know
I don't wanna let my secrets out there.
February 23rd, 2000.
Welcome to my life.
In this business it's just such a grounding thing,
it's an important thing to have
people around you who you do trust.
It's weird just to get this done all the time.
It's just so part of the job now.
They do everything in two hours.
- We minimize all our time.
- We just don't have that much.
- We've been, we could do a 45 minute
deep extension if we have to.
- There are people that you trust
and that actually you know understand
what it is you're trying to do.
My assistants, hair and makeup managers,
are all people that I love, you know.
And, at the same time, it's nice when they,
they're your friends too.
Slap me, wake me up, let's get back to it.
I saw that dress, I thought it was beautiful,
I thought is was an incredible dress.
I think I'm all in place, not falling out of anywhere.
When I came out, and they were all shocked and appalled.
(laughing) I knew that was the one.
(horn honking)
(crowd chattering)
- [Man] Got it, got it, got it, I got it.
It was a hectic day.
(crowd screaming)
Welcome to the paparazzi frenzy.
(yelling)
Jennifer, Jennifer, Jennifer.
What?
And, don't pass by, God forbid.
No, you don't wanna do that.
And, I've just gotta stand here and smile.
You know.
I had no idea it was gonna be a sensation.
- I like that, it's looks ridiculous.
- Become it's own thing.
- I like that, too much.
- I had no idea that it was gonna be such a big deal.
February 24th, 2000.
- [Man] Cut, cut, daily five.
- They said that it's in the paper today,
a whole article on how I glued the dress to my chest.
When you start out you just wanna be an actress,
you just wanna be a dancer, you just wanna work.
And then, you're in your first tabloid story
and you're like (screaming).
What did they say, perceived as a role model, what?
How should a role model dress?
Like they think they really got you in a nutshell.
What will I reveal next time, you'll have to wait and see.
- [Man] And action.
- I'm working on this movie called
The Wedding Planner right now.
I have to tell you it is probably
the most fun I've ever had on a set.
- Cut.
Who's in charge here?
- The most fun because there's just like
such a positive energy, and a good vibe.
Can I watch one, like I might wanna do one more.
Let me see two.
- Two coming up.
- I really trust myself, you know.
I trust my instincts.
- I know what you wanna do,
you wanna do one very musical, right?
That's more musical?
Okay, go for it.
- When I think something should be a certain way,
yeah, I'd be stubborn about it.
And someone's like, well I think this,
and no I really think it should be this way.
- [Man] And action.
- White silk tents.
If I'm not sure, definitely open to suggestions.
- [Man] Cut.
- I nailed it Jerry.
February 29th, 2000.
(dog barking)
I like to do regular things, you know what I mean?
Sometimes it's just as simple as watching a video
at home with a friend of mine.
Mr. Police officer.
(phone ringing)
Jenny.
Hey, what's up?
You gotta watch the thing I told you.
I will be honest, I haven't ever liked being alone.
You know what I'm saying?
I think that's a trait of a lot of performers though.
See now, I have the camera.
(laughing)
Look at how they follow me around my house.
It's so surreal.
Where is she?
There she is.
Bootsie, Bootsie, Bootsie.
There I am again.
Learning to be alone is very important for me
and it's something I'm still struggling with.
You just, you get to listen to you,
to the voices in your head.
And, I think that's what we avoid a lot of times
because it's usually the truth.
And the truth kinda is hard to deal with most of the time.
What's that?
- The dress.
- Oh, the famous dress.
That week they had a list of like everything that got
all these hits on the internet.
I was fourth, Jennifer Lopez was fourth.
And then, Jennifer Lopez's dress was 13.
Today, so many days later, of USA Today,
Skin is In, where they compare me to Venus De Milo.
Isn't that cool?
I'm gonna show you guys the dress
so you can that was a beautiful dress,
it wasn't that open, and I did not expect it
to make that much of a scandal.
You know, it became it's own thing.
The Red Hot Chili Peppers wanna wear it in the video?
(laughing) That's funny.
I couldn't understand why, 'cause I thought
it was so elegant and gorgeous.
How did she keep it on?
I did stick it to myself.
But I do that with a lot of my stuff.
I wanted to make sure that it, you know,
stayed, you know, everything in place of course.
You just don't want anything to move
when you're out there.
So, I just taped it right there.
And then that was it.
And what I'm probably gonna do is--
- Make a curtain.
- Maybe I'll just sell it to Planet Hollywood
and donate the proceeds to, you know, a charity.
You can only wear these things once.
I can't sleep with the Grammy dress every night.
(laughing)
The Grammy dress doesn't hug back.
March fifth, 2000.
I really enjoy those moments.
When I can be just one of the girls
and I'm not anything except little Jennifer
Puerto Rican Lopez from the Bronx.
I'm proud to be from the family I'm from.
And, I guess that's why I do have a strong sense
of self that I got from my family.
That's who I am.
Since I left my mom and dad's house
I have gone from hotel to hotel,
from sublease to sublease.
I'm gonna change the doors.
(knocking)
This is so bizarre.
Like, I actually own a spot in the world.
Hey, how are you?
It's the first thing where I'm making all the decisions.
What's going on?
This is really pretty.
What's this for?
Do they have all their samples.
And, everybody's like, well what about this,
what about that?
And the bedroom too.
And it's like, you have to make all these decisions.
And, at the end of the day, I just wanna go, I don't care.
But, then again, I do.
- Coming from the side.
- Sidelight?
No, it has to be frontal light.
It has to be like boom, boom, bow,
how you like me now?
That's a commitment, that's big.
And it's like, for me, you know, to settle,
put roots down somewhere.
And, not only that, to do it by myself.
Is this gonna be a big enough space
to like do my hair, and makeup, and everything?
Just a simple girl from the Bronx.
When I grew up there, it makes me feel so good
because I feel like I did something with my life.
So, the bath is gonna be big, right?
- It's huge.
- I want a big tub.
- Okay, yeah, it's big.
- Okay.
Can fit me and my whole family, right?
Family, to me, is everything.
There is nothing else, you know what I mean?
Everything else goes away,
there's only one place you go, home.
Do you see my view?
I got a good view.
It's cool.
The comfort of knowing that no matter what happens,
my whole family could live in that house
for the rest of our lives, is...
Now that, that's the best feeling in the world to me.
We can all live here, all 75 of us, whatever happens.
Look for the Lopez's in 50 years, that's where we'll be.
I definitely wanna have a family.
Really, really bad.
Watching my babies run around
and my husband, you know, in the kitchen
getting me a glass of lemonade.
I know I'll sit back and I'll go, oh my God.
This is what life is supposed to be.