OK! EXCLUSIVE: Jennifer Lopez � �I Didn�t Want to Be That Person Anymore�

She�s long been one of Hollywood�s hottest stars, but these days Jennifer Lopez has a private life that�s just as rich and rewarding as her career.

Her twins, Max and Emme, just turned 2 on Feb. 22. But Jennifer remains a working mom: She has a romantic comedy, The Back-Up Plan due out in April and a new album, Love, expected this summer. She sat down with OK! exclusively to explain how she keeps it all in balance.

Your private life seems to be your priority now.
I do have more of a private life now. That part of my life has changed. I just didn�t want to be that person anymore.

You seem to be much more relaxed than earlier in your career.
I guess I am. You start out young and confident, thinking you want to be an actress and singer. Then you actually do it and it�s great for a while, but then you have all this success and other things start becoming more important.

Is it hard to juggle work and family life?
I think you have to know what is most important to you. And I think you have to realize that as much as you put into your relationship and your children � but more so. That�s how you balance it. For me, my family is the most important thing and everything else comes after that.

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You seem so happy and content with your life, despite how busy you are.
As I�ve gotten older, I�ve realized that the harder things are, the better things are. Where you�re test, that�s where you get to the next level in your life. You do things because your gut tells you to do them; then they can never be wrong because they�re right for you, no matter how [things are] perceived. The important thing is that you did it and you did it in the best way you could.

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