Jennifer Lawrence Opens Up To Glamour About ‘The Hunger Games’
Posted on February 29, 2012 at 4:30 PM
‘The Hunger Games‘ star Jennifer Lawrence opens up to Glamour Magazine about taking on the role of Katniss Everdeen and dishes on dieting.
Her first thoughts about The Hunger Games being turned into a movie:
“When I heard they were making the movie, I was like, ‘oh, that’s nice –they’re going to ruin another great book.’ But then I met Gary [Ross, the director], and he was unbelievable and brilliant and genius.”
On taking on the role of Katniss in The Hunger Games:
“I gave myself three days. I knew from reading the books that I loved The Hunger Games. I just didn’t know if it was worth changing my life for. I’m at a peaceful place right now. The people who used to ignore me at parties, now they’re nice to me and kissing my a**. But nobody’s staked outside my house. I wanted to make sure that when I said yes, I wouldn’t regret it. And I don’t regret it. I would have said no because I was scared, and then I would have been that bitter actress telling my grandkids, ‘I’m the one that turned it down.’”
On getting in shape and dieting:
“I hate saying, ‘I like exercising.’ I want to punch people who say that in the face. But it’s nice being in shape for a movie, because they basically do it all for you. It’s like, ‘Here’s your trainer. This is what you can eat.’ I don’t diet. I do exercise! But I don’t diet. You can’t work when you’re hungry, you know?”
On adjusting to her life as a famous actress:
“Just recently I started letting myself eat things from the minibar. When we were kids, we would never open the minibar. A $6 Snickers bar? But the other day I was in a hotel and I was staring at a Snickers bar, and I finally just ate it. Then it was like something in me snapped. I opened all these drinks. I thought: I can do it now. Now I’m all grown-up. I can eat things from the minibar.”
Are you excited for ‘The Hunger Games‘!??!! It’s almost here – FINALLY!!!
To find out about Jennifer’s fashion for the magazine shoot, continue reading!
Photographed by Alexei Hay in Beverly Hills, Jennifer Lawrence appears on Glamour’s April cover wearing a gold top by Elie Tahari, white Lucky jeans and a Jennifer Meyer bracelet. Inside the magazine, she wears a Yves Saint Laurent jumpsuit and Michael Kors ring while she channels Katniss with a bow and arrow; and she wears a flower wreath in a grey dress and gold belt by Lanvin, briefs by Marc Jacobs and a Michael Kors cuff.
‘The Hunger Games‘ star Jennifer Lawrence opens up to Glamour Magazine about taking on the role of Katniss Everdeen and dishes on dieting.
Her first thoughts about The Hunger Games being turned into a movie:
“When I heard they were making the movie, I was like, ‘oh, that’s nice –they’re going to ruin another great book.’ But then I met Gary [Ross, the director], and he was unbelievable and brilliant and genius.”
On taking on the role of Katniss in The Hunger Games:
“I gave myself three days. I knew from reading the books that I loved The Hunger Games. I just didn’t know if it was worth changing my life for. I’m at a peaceful place right now. The people who used to ignore me at parties, now they’re nice to me and kissing my a**. But nobody’s staked outside my house. I wanted to make sure that when I said yes, I wouldn’t regret it. And I don’t regret it. I would have said no because I was scared, and then I would have been that bitter actress telling my grandkids, ‘I’m the one that turned it down.’”
On getting in shape and dieting:
“I hate saying, ‘I like exercising.’ I want to punch people who say that in the face. But it’s nice being in shape for a movie, because they basically do it all for you. It’s like, ‘Here’s your trainer. This is what you can eat.’ I don’t diet. I do exercise! But I don’t diet. You can’t work when you’re hungry, you know?”
On adjusting to her life as a famous actress:
“Just recently I started letting myself eat things from the minibar. When we were kids, we would never open the minibar. A $6 Snickers bar? But the other day I was in a hotel and I was staring at a Snickers bar, and I finally just ate it. Then it was like something in me snapped. I opened all these drinks. I thought: I can do it now. Now I’m all grown-up. I can eat things from the minibar.”
Are you excited for ‘The Hunger Games‘!??!! It’s almost here – FINALLY!!!
To find out about Jennifer’s fashion for the magazine shoot, continue reading!
Photographed by Alexei Hay in Beverly Hills, Jennifer Lawrence appears on Glamour’s April cover wearing a gold top by Elie Tahari, white Lucky jeans and a Jennifer Meyer bracelet. Inside the magazine, she wears a Yves Saint Laurent jumpsuit and Michael Kors ring while she channels Katniss with a bow and arrow; and she wears a flower wreath in a grey dress and gold belt by Lanvin, briefs by Marc Jacobs and a Michael Kors cuff.