When it comes to speaking without filters, Jennifer Lopez is not afraid to show her soft side. She did so in an interview to Adnkronos for the presentation of

Born with one leg and a 2011 NCAA championship winner, Robles, 36, is played by Jharrel Jerome in the biopic based on his 2013 memoir, while Jennifer Lopez plays his mother Judy. Bobby Cannavale, Michael Peña and Don Cheadle also star. As Robles tells PEOPLE, “It's a star-studded cast.”