Jennifer Lopez Never Wants to Feel ‘Satisfied’ With Her Life
Jennifer Lopez’s life has followed a trajectory that most people can only dream about. She has starred in acclaimed films, gone on global tours with her music career, and made deals with multiple brands. Still, Lopez said she doesn’t feel much satisfaction. She shared why she hopes she never does.
Jennifer Lopez said she wants to keep pushing herself in life
Lopez has been famous for over two decades. She has described herself as a workaholic and said that she has an endless desire to pursue her passions.
“People try to get you to self-examine why you do the things you do or are the way you are. But I haven’t really thought like, ‘Oh, yeah, I’m a workaholic because I’m trying to fill this hole inside of me,’” she told Harper’s Bazaar in 2019. “At the end of the day I just feel like I have a desire to create and sing and dance and act and make movies and write books and direct and produce and perform. I’m excited whenever I work on a new project.”
While she likes what she’s doing, she admitted that her workload is often exhausting.
“Sometimes I get tired,” she said. “I get tired a lot. But I never think, ‘I don’t want to do this.’ I just think I need a break. I really feel like I have a lot left that I want to do.”
She said that despite all her accomplishments, she doesn’t feel a sense of satisfaction. This isn’t a bad thing in her eyes, though. Lopez believes that if she feels satisfied with her life, she won’t have the same drive to create.
“I don’t know if I’ll ever get to a point where I’ll be satisfied and go, ‘I did it. All of it. I’m done. I got nothing else to say,’” she said. “I hope that day never comes.”
Jennifer Lopez said she fills most of her life with work
While Lopez likes what she does, she admitted that working herself to the point of exhaustion isn’t helpful.
“My instinct is to fill every single minute of my life with work, so I’ve had to learn balance,” she told Harper’s Bazaar in a separate interview. “When you take on too much, that can be the enemy of great.”
Marc Anthony said she should spend more time outside of work
Lopez’s ex-husband, Marc Anthony, agreed with the fact that she works too hard. While he found her drive impressive, he thought she could stand to enjoy life outside of work a bit more.
“She could enjoy life a little more,” he said. “I mean, there are only a certain amount of hours in every day.”
Lopez has reportedly been trying to do that this summer. She canceled her tour and has been spending time in the Hamptons with her friends and family members.
