About Jennifer Lawrence
Jennifer Shrader Maroney is an American actress and producer. She has starred in both action film franchises and independent dramas, and her films have grossed over $6 billion worldwide. She was the world's highest-paid actress in 2015 and 2016.
Known for:
Silver Linings Playbook|The Hunger Games|Winter's Bone|The Burning Plain|American Hustle|Joy
Notable works:
Hanging Tree - Sheet Music: (from the Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1)
Awards:
AACTA International Award for Best Actress|Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Acting Ensemble|Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress|San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress|Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress|Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress|Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress|Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress|AACTA International Award for Best Supporting Actress|People's Choice Award for Favorite Movie Actress|Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actress - Sci-Fi/Fantasy|Empire Awards|Academy Award for Best Actress|Saturn Awards|MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss|Film Independent Spirit Awards|Teen Choice Awards|People's Choice Awards|Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress|Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture|MTV Movie Award for Best Fight|BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role|Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture|MTV Movie Award for Best Performance|Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress|Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast|Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy|Marcello Mastroianni Award|Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role|National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress|Satellite Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture|Saturn Award for Best Actress|National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress|Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead|Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress|Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress|Empire Award for Best Actress|Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress|MTV Movie Award for Best Female Performance
Best Jennifer Lawrence Words
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I wanted to be a doctor when I was little, so I'm okay with blood and guts.
Blood
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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.
Great
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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…
Busier
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But really, for the most part - doing a prequel is great because you do have room to kind of free this character and how…
Actor
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For 'X-Men' I was lifting a lot of weights. I actually lost a lot of mass when I quit 'X-Men' because I was working out…
Actually Lost
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Seeing what is wrong and how it could be made right propels us into action, but in that action we often leave other people behind…
Action
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How do I let the director know how obsessed I am and willing to do anything for the movie? Like, I wanted to write this…
Cheesy
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Better passion and death than any more of these'isms'. No more of the old purpose done up in aspic. Better passion and death.
Any
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My cousin cleaned out a shotgun for me and let me carry it around the house, because he said, 'Anybody who knows anything about guns…
Anybody
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Teenagers only have to focus on themselves - its not until we get older that we realize that other people exist.
Exist
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I picked up an issue of Cosmopolitan the other day that had tips for job interviews, because I was like, 'I need to get better…
Article
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Anytime you're away from your home filming, it messes with your head.
Anytime
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I grew up in Kentucky, but I did not grow up like that. I had heat, and I didn't have to shoot my dinner or…
Dinner
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I went through a wood-chopping phase when I was nine or 10.
Chopping
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I get photographers hiding in my bushes. We're way past autographs. We're into being stalked and followed.
Autographs
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I had to learn how to chop wood actually - I don't think my dad would have let me go chop wood in the backyard…
Backyard
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I want to play a character I've never been before-a crazy serial killer like Charlize Theron in Monster. I'd love to have to shave my…
Been
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I really would not call myself a fashion icon. I would call myself somebody who gets dressed by professionals...I would call me more of a…
Call
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Did I feel naked being naked? Yeah. Totally.
Feel
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Even as far back as when I started acting at 14, I know I've never considered failure.
Acting
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I have this feeling of protectiveness over characters I want to play. I worry about them-if someone else gets the part, Im afraid they wont…
Afraid
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I never felt like I completely, 100% understood something so well as acting.
Acting
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I like food. I dont really diet or anything. Im miserable when Im dieting and I like the way I look. Im really sick of…
Actresses
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I didn't fully pee my pants.
Fully
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I have a choice of really good things, not a bad movie versus a good movie. But if I say yes to everything, I won't…
Bad
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