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Jennifer Lopez is the picture of Hollywood glamour on the cover of the September issue of In Style magazine. In the interview, though, the movie star mom - twins Max and Emme are 18 months old - focuses more on family than on fame, opening up about her high profile marriage to singer Marc Anthony, and the profound ways that motherhood has changed her.

"There's nothing as huge as giving birth to another human being and having to be responsible for another life," Jennifer says. "There's you before kids, and there's you after kids – and they're not the same you."

Like most parents, the 40-year-old mom says that becoming a parent has changed her outlook on life.

"It totally changes your perspective on everything. You don't come first anymore. There's somebody else you care more about than yourself."

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The birthday celebrations continue! Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony were photographed arriving in Rome with their 17-month-old twins, Max and Emme, along with a mountain of luggage on Wednesday (July 29). After checking into their hotel, J.Lo emerged in more casual attire and signed some autographs for fans before heading out to do some shopping.

The mom-of-two just welcomed her 40th year in style! The Gigli star showed off her famous curves in a figure-hugging silver dress as she joined her husband Marc Anthony and friends for a birthday bash at the Hotel Griffou in New York's Greenwich Village.

Jennifer Lopez is currently working on her first film since the birth of her twins, Emme and Max, last February. In The Backup Plan, Jennifer plays a woman who gets artificially inseminated and coincidentally meets Mr. Right that same day. In a recent interview with Extra’s AJ Calloway, the talented 39-year-old dishes about babies, motherhood and getting back in shape after her pregnancy. She also discusses whether she and husband Marc Anthony are planning on expanding their family: “I would love to have more kids,” says Jennifer. “I don’t know if we will. I don’t know if that’s in the cards for us but we’ll see.”

On how it felt to go back to work after having the twins: “Staying home with the kids and watching everything they do. It’s fun… I can never sit totally still… [Filming] was actually perfect… I enjoyed the time with the babies.”

On losing the baby weight: “Just like everybody else, the first big amount of pounds comes off pretty quickly and then you have those last 10 or 20, 15 or 20 that just don’t want to go and you have to work really hard and I had to work really hard too. I had to diet and work out. I had to do a lot.”

On being able to bring her children to work with her: “They’ve been with me almost every day on the set. I don’t think [they realize what I do]. Once in awhile, they look at the monitor and go, ‘Mama.’ They’re just starting to talk.”

On how fast her children are growing up: “They’re more than walking now… They’re starting to talk. I put Max to bed yesterday… and I said, ‘I love you baby. I’ll see you tomorrow.’ And he was like, ‘I love you.’”

On her biggest lesson learned as a mother: “You just mature so quickly in such a deep way and you think life is short and you have to just go for things. You can’t be afraid to try or do your best….Just do it and that’s the example I want to set for my children as well. It’s like you can do anything. The only thing that ever holds us back is fear… It’s a useless emotion.”

Jennifer Lopez had a VIP with her this week on the set of her new film, The Back-Up Plan: Her 15-month-old son Max!

Max played near the trailers while his mom - sporting a fake baby bump for the flick - filmed her scenes. It looks like Max is one stylish kid - check out that belt!

Twin sister Emme wasn't spotted this time, though Jennifer recently revealed that both kids often spend time on the set with her, saying, "It’s great having kids on set. It’s the best.”