Actress-singer Jennifer Lopez has spent more than three decades in the spotlight but even today, she says being taken seriously as an actor hasn’t come easy.

In a chat on CBS News Sunday Morning with host Lee Cowan, Lopez opened up about constantly having to prove herself beyond her music and dance roots. “People, when they see you first as one thing, it’s hard for them to see you as something else,” Lopez was reported as saying by People. “You just have to show them. You can’t let that discourage you.”

When Cowan asked if she had struggled to be taken seriously early in her career, Lopez didn’t hesitate. “At first? At first — and maybe always,” she admitted.

“A little bit. Or maybe it’s just me in my own head. I don’t know. I’ve always felt a bit of the underdog. Definitely misundersto

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