Jennifer Lopez did not hold back during a candid appearance on her Office Romance co-star Brett Goldstein’s podcast Films to Be Buried With, where she discussed some of the movies that have shaped her life and made a surprising confession about one of her all-time favorite films.
The singer and actress appeared on the June 10 episode of the podcast and reflected on a range of movies, from romantic classics to thrillers. During the conversation, Lopez named 1993 crime thriller True Romance as the film she finds most “arousing,” praising its cast and memorable characters.
Her comments quickly caught attention when she admitted she “would have had sex with any one of” the movie’s stars, before later joking that the revelation may say something about “the dark side of me.”
Jennifer Lopez gushes over True Romance cast
Speaking about the Tony Scott-directed film, Lopez praised its ensemble lineup, which included Christian Slater, Patricia Arquette, Val Kilmer, Gary Oldman, Brad Pitt, James Gandolfini, Dennis Hopper, Christopher Walken and Samuel L. Jackson.
Jennifer Lopez said she would have sex with anyone from the True Romance cast. Credit: Ron Galella, Ltd. / Getty
“The cast,” she said, “were so incredibly f**king good,” adding that “There are all these very seedy characters in the movie.”
Lopez went on to break down some of the performances that stood out to her.
“You have Christian Slater, who works in this record store and has hallucinations of Elvis, who’s played by Val Kilmer,” she said. “And then you have Patricia Arquette, who couldn’t be better as the hooker with the heart of gold, the sweetest.”
Discussing Arquette’s character, Lopez added: “You still want to kind of kiss her on the lips. You know what I mean? It’s crazy, that movie.”
After admitting she “would have had sex with any one of them,” Lopez doubled down on the remark.
“That is the truth. Which says a lot about me, but maybe, like, the dark side of me.”
A movie moment that left her in tears
Elsewhere in the interview, Lopez reflected on the emotional impact of the 2024 film I’m Still Here, which she watched while going through her divorce from Ben Affleck.
She recalled watching the movie with her father around Christmas while she was unwell and dealing with a difficult period in her personal life.
“My dad was sitting there and something happened in my head and I just started crying, where I started calculating all of the things with my kids, my experience with my dad, like, everything happened just all at once,” she said. “My whole family knew I was going through a hard time.”
The emotional reaction led to a heartfelt exchange with her father that Lopez said had a lasting effect on her.
Jennifer Lopez. Credit: Isaiah Trickey / Getty
“I said, ‘Dads are so important,’” she remembered. “And he just kind of came over to me and grabbed my face and said, ‘I love you. I always loved you.’ And that kind of changed my life in that moment.”
Reflecting on the experience, Lopez added: “[It] healed a part of me that needed to be healed to kind of move on from that part of my life and from those types of relationships in my life. So that movie changed me and helped me grow.”
She also revealed the Oscar winner she just couldn’t get into
The podcast also saw Lopez name the film she considers her “worst type of film.”
When asked by Goldstein about the worst movie she had ever seen, Lopez chose the Oscar-winning Nomadland, although she was quick to clarify that she still respected the film and its performances.
“It’s hard to say ‘worst’ because it’s a beautiful film,” she said, describing it as her “worst type of film.”
“It’s not why I go to the movies. I like musicals. I like romantic comedies. I like thrillers, you know? And it’s a slow-moving thing about grief and there’s no escapism to it.”
Lopez praised star Frances McDormand, saying she was “amazing” and deserved her accolades, but concluded: “I just didn’t enjoy it. It’s just not for me.”
The conversation also highlighted Lopez’s strong connection with Goldstein, her co-star in Netflix romantic comedy Office Romance. Speaking previously about working together, Lopez said: “We had great chemistry to begin with. It just grew as we did the film together.”
She added: “I expected more of a rough guy, but you get this kind, gentle but also very smart person that is so charming. That was a surprise, I think.”
