Jennifer Lopez on How ‘Love & Family’ Keep Her Grounded (Exclusive)

Jennifer Lopez stunned in Harris Reed at the NYC premiere of her new musical movie “Kiss of the Spider Woman.”

“Extra’s” Mona Kosar Abdi spoke with Jennifer, who opened up about the project and getting to step into the shoes of Chita Rivera and Sônia Braga

She said, “All I thought when I read the script was, ‘Oh, my God, is this real? Is this happening? I’m gonna get to sing and dance and act and play an old Hollywood movie star.’ Like, the whole thing for me, and play three characters. What’s happening here? It was such a layered, beautiful role."

"It was amazing. It was really just something I can't even explain," she emphasized. "You wait for things like this when you do what I do for a living."

Jennifer’s kids Emme and Max, her mom Guadalupe Rodríguez and ex Ben Affleck were both out to support her at the premiere — Ben’s company Artists Equity financed the film.

Lopez praised her ex, saying, “It was a hard move to get made, and if it wasn’t for Artists Equity and Ben financing it with Mohari, then it wouldn’t have been made.”

As for her mom being at the premiere, Jennifer commented, “My family for me is really the thing that made me who I am, that helps me be able to survive in the chaos of this business. You know, they know who I am and that’s all that matters to me — my kids, my mom, you know, my loved ones, my team. They know who I am, and that for me is such a grounding presence in my life that I’m able to do and withstand so much and stick to the passion of what I love to do and keep my eye on the prize all the time — keep my eye on, you know, the important things, which is love and family, and their support is everything for me.”

Jennifer also had a touching reaction to Mona showing her an "Extra" throwback interview from 1995, when she was working on "Selena."

Lopez reflected, "I didn't even realize what my life was gonna be at that time. I knew that I. had landed a dream role, and here I am so many years later with another dream role. They don't come along all the time like that."

She added, "I really do think that this is such an important movie at an important time in our country, who is struggling with hatred and Latinos and the queer community being targeted. It reminds people that love is the answer, not hate, and I'm very proud to be a part of it."