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What made Jennifer Lawrence connect to Katniss Everdeen the first time she read the script for The Hunger Games? Was it a shared love of archery? Indifference to love triangles? Strong will?
Nope. It was actually that awkward feeling when you’re being all dressed up and that’s not who you are. Do you know the feeling? Jen says she had it big time during her first ever Oscar season (she was nominated for her movie Winter’s Bone), so she knew exactly how Katniss felt being dolled up at the Capitol.
“I read the Hunger Games books when it was Oscar season, so for the first time I was in these dresses which didn’t look like me and didn’t feel like me,” Jen told Vanity Fair. “I felt like a walking rag doll. I remember sitting there in hair and makeup, listening to the things that they were talking about, and most of the things I didn’t even know…. So I read that and I was like, ‘I know exactly how that feels.’”
Have you ever felt like Jen and Katniss when getting dressed up for a big event? What do YOU relate to most about Katniss? Tell us in the comments and on Twitter!
I like Katniss. She is the best person in the entire world.
- Scissor Cat 9.0 on January 22 2013I relate to her because i care about my 3 brothers ( im the only girl and the 2nd oldest) and id offer to replace me as the person from the district im not scared anymore
- LoretoLovesMcKay on January 22 2013J-law rocks. i totally relate to her when it comes to dressing up
- 1Dzaynlvr17 on January 5 2013i think jennifer is just like the same exact thing as katniss the looks of course the toughness just like all that stuff
- mollyluvstaylorswift on January 4 2013Wish they picked some one else 2 play katniss didn’t like it much
- selena on January 4 2013I am a tomboy so I love archery, hunting, and protecting my little sis
- srosslynchlover on January 4 2013@madi Malik its not true
- i love justin on January 3 2013oops sorry I meant biggest not niggest in the comment below lol
- samantha on January 3 2013i’m one of ur niggest fans jennifer ur amazing and I think u made an excellent katniss luved ur movie can’t wait for the next one
- samantha on January 3 2013I relate to Katniss in many ways like, her bravery, determination, confidence and her big heart!
- CONOR MANYARDS GIRL on January 2 2013