Jennifer Lawrence

“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.”

“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 one director a letter, so I wrote him a handwritten note. But then I was like, 'How many people are writing this guy handwritten letters? Is it going to seem cheesy? What do I do?'”

“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 growing up.”

“I couldn't be happier about being a part of 'Hunger Games' and to play Katniss. I have a huge responsibility to the fans of this incredible book and I don't take it lightly. I will give everything I have to these movies and to this role to make it worthy of Suzanne Collins' masterpiece.”

“Teenagers only have to focus on themselves - its not until we get older that we realize that other people exist.”

“When you don't have anybody to take care of you, then you could go both ways: You could do whatever you want, or you could take charge and be your own parent.”

“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 anything.”