It's weird because I've grown up a lot after filming the first 'Hunger Games' movie. Growing up with a character is really interesting because you feel like you have this connection with the role.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
My brother was a huge fan of 'The Hunger Games' for a couple of years before I got the role, so he was really excited when he heard that I got the role.
Within months after reading the novel 'The Hunger Games,' I went from telling my mom that I could see myself as this character to actually getting the role. My mother reminds me that if I could manifest such an important role just because I wanted it so much, all of my dreams are possible.
Everyone in Hollywood wanted a role in this movie. Everyone wanted to have a part in it. I feel so lucky that I got one, but what I find so cool about 'Hunger Games' is that the real star is the story itself.
When you have a movie, you know who they start out as and where they go. But this is constantly changing, and you're growing with the character.
What attracted me to acting, from the start, was playing different characters. I'm not a massive fan of just playing myself on screen.
At times it's been weird because for the first phase of my career, I've been really well-known for a character that I was so not like and a character I never anticipated doing.
I am not a big 'Hunger Games' fan.
Acting was always a secret desire of mine when I was growing up.
I always wanted to be a character actor. I love watching movies where you don't recognize someone because they're so lost in the part.
Don't think for a moment that I'm really like any of the characters I've played. I'm not. That's why it's called 'acting'.