Jennifer Lawrence
Jennifer Lawrence
Jennifer Shrader Lawrenceis an American actress. Born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky, she was spotted by a talent scout in New York City at the age of 14. She soon moved to Los Angeles and began her acting career by playing guest roles in television shows. Her first major role came as a main cast member on the sitcom The Bill Engvall Show. She made her film debut with a supporting role in Garden Party, following which she had her...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth15 August 1990
CityLouisville, KY
CountryUnited States of America
I'd like to think that I have a plan, but you can't really pick what scripts you're going to get or what movie is going to come along.
Yeah, when you're making a film, the book is a good tool, but once you have the script and you're making a movie, you have to let go of the book.
Sometimes if a script is based on a book, that's what you should do: represent the book.
There are directors that I want to work with and that I admire. You can love a script, but if it doesn't have a good director, it won't be that.
And when I'm on set, I'm just thinking about the script and of working. I think I've stayed focused on the work so much that I haven't really noticed my life start to change except for I've gotten busier.
Acting, films, scripts, is literally the only thing I’m 100 percent confident in. I know what I’m doing. I just understand it, and I love it. When I’m on set, that’s when I feel the most at home and in control.
Knowledge is honestly everything. It's not just books and staying behind a desk and having a diploma. There's also traveling and knowledge about people, and what I do and scripts and books.
It was like pulling teeth trying to get me to L.A. I hated it for so long, but now I've got this great life here.
Nothing's sacred anymore. Those girls and I got so close. They were painting me naked every day for months. It was kind of like going to a really bizarre sleepover. It's what you guys imagine we do: One naked girl and seven pairs of hands all over her.
Even as far back as when I started acting at 14, I know I've never considered failure.
Did I feel naked being naked? Yeah. Totally.
I've never considered failure.
I'm never going to starve myself for a part. I don't want little girls to be like, 'Oh, I want to look like Katniss, so I'm going to skip dinner.' That's something I was really conscious of during training, when you're trying to get your body to look exactly right. I was trying to get my body to look fit and strong-not thin and underfed.
I really act for myself. I really love it. I don't think there's a way that you could handle these schedules, all of the actual work that goes into it, if you don't really, really love it.