The musician-turned-actor, who plays Cinna in the movie adaptation of Suzanne Collins's book, told Metro that he thought the book was "amazing" when he first read it.
"Simply, it kept me on the edge of my seat," Kravitz said.
"I thought, 'What is happening?' And then I thought, 'If this guy [Gary Ross] is going to make this film, if it's going to be anywhere near the book, it's going to be a nice ride'."
Of being approached by Ross to star in the film, he added: "He said, 'I saw you in Precious and I liked the way you played that role. That character has similar qualities to Cinna, a certain quietness and calmness and compassion. I would like you to play this role'.
"And that was it. I thought, 'Wow!' Then I had to read the books."
Watch Lenny Kravitz as Cinna giving advice to Jennifer Lawrence's Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games below:
