Washington DC, Sept. 30 -- Singer and songwriter Jennifer Lopez recently opened up about having to prove herself as an actress when others wanted to box her in as only a dancer or singer, according to People.

"People, when they see you first as one thing, it's hard for them to see you as something else. You just have to show them. You can't let that discourage you," said Lopez.

She recently appeared on CBS News Sunday Morning and spoke to host Lee Cowan about her career and her latest movie, Kiss of the Spider Woman, according to People.

Cowan asked, "Did you struggle to be taken seriously at first?" Lopez responded, "At first? At first -- and maybe always."

"A little bit. Or maybe it's just me in my own head," she added. "I don't kno...