On the new cover of ELLE: J.Lo talks marriage, kids, glamour and what it's like to go back to the 'hood

Jennifer Lopez is on the October cover of ELLE magazine looking, let's face it, amazingly gorgeous, sexy and a whole helluva lot younger than her 39 years. In the accompanying interview, the singer seems relaxed and, weirdly, not all that guarded for a woman who's lived in the public eye for the past 15 years. And, even though there's nothing tremendously illuminating here, something about J.Lo remains really magnetic and likeable. It's as if you want her to be happy, perhaps because she seems so happily suited to celebrity and brings a glamorous, shut-up-and-smile, Old Hollywood sensibility to the role. After the jump, excerpts from the ELLE interview. You can read the entire story by clicking here.

On her style: I've always loved the glamour...I can't shy away from that. I've always been very girly.

On a recent shoot in Washington Heights with Oscar de la Renta: We were in the hoody! All kinds of locals hanging around, eating out of paper bags, thinking, what is going on here? It was crazy.

On being pregnant and commissioning a book of photos of herself for Marc two weeks before giving birth: I was like, How am I going to rock this moment of my life?...I felt very womanly. Marc was in a dream. He loved it.

On not being able to get pregnant right away: We knew nothing was wrong with either one of us. I had been checked, and he had kids already. I knew something is not ready here, in my head or in my life, and when it is, I know it's going to happen.

On first realizing she was pregnant: I was sitting down doing hair and makeup and I felt a flutter. The weirdest little flourish. My makeup artist said, "What's the matter?" I didn't say anything, but in my head, I was like, I have life inside me!

On her pregnancy: We came off tour and I said "I did the superwoman thing, I finished the tour-- now I need you to take care of me. I love doing things for you; if I am not cooking, then I am picking out a shirt. But this is the first time in my life where I am just going to be a little bit selfish. I don't know if I am going to have kids again, so I want it to be a beautiful experience. I don't want to have any drama. I want to just be smiling every day.