What Jennifer Lawrence has said about The Hunger Games (film series)

Lawrence recounts that her mother told her at The Hunger Games premiere that she could tell in every scene when Lawrence had her period.

“My mom at the premiere of The Hunger Games said she could tell in every scene when I had my periods”

Call Her Daddy: Jennifer Lawrence: Hunger Games, Hot Takes & Online Hate (Oct 28, 2026) · Listen from 9:59

Lawrence recalls that her Hunger Games audition took place at director Gary Ross's home office and that he cried during it.

“And then it was at the director, Gary Ross's house and his office above the garage. And he cried in my audition”

Call Her Daddy: Jennifer Lawrence: Hunger Games, Hot Takes & Online Hate (Oct 28, 2026) · Listen from 15:39

Lawrence says she was nervous about taking the Hunger Games role mainly because she feared it could harm her acting career and personal life.

“What made me nervous was just the way I was afraid that it could negatively negatively affect my acting career”

Call Her Daddy: Jennifer Lawrence: Hunger Games, Hot Takes & Online Hate (Oct 28, 2026) · Listen from 16:45

Lawrence says a scene of her running down a mountain amid fireballs used real explosions rather than CGI.

“A scene where I'm running down a mountain and there are like fireballs being like fired at me. And none of it was CGI”

Call Her Daddy: Jennifer Lawrence: Hunger Games, Hot Takes & Online Hate (Oct 28, 2026) · Listen from 19:14

Lawrence denies Liam Hemsworth's claim that she intentionally ate tuna and garlic before their kissing scenes.

“He made it seem like that's just like something I did like on purpose”

Call Her Daddy: Jennifer Lawrence: Hunger Games, Hot Takes & Online Hate (Oct 28, 2026) · Listen from 22:36