The Hunger Games actress told Elle magazine that she refuses to feel pressurised to be skinny.
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"In Hollywood, I'm obese," Lawrence said. "I'm considered a fat actress. I'm Val Kilmer in that one picture on the beach."
"I'm never going to starve myself for a part. I don't want little girls to be like, 'Oh, I want to look like Katniss, so I'm going to skip dinner'. I was trying to get my body to look fit and strong - not thin and underfed."
She went on to joke that she will "be the only actress who doesn't have anorexia rumours".
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Lawrence stars opposite Bradley Cooper in David O Russell's Silver Linings Playbook, which is released on November 21.
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The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)
Jennifer will reprise her role as Katniss Everdeen in the hotly-anticipated Hunger Games sequel later this year. The blockbuster will see her freedom fighter continue her battle against the Capitol as the Quarter Quell sends her and Peeta Mellark back into the arena.
Jennifer will reprise her role as Katniss Everdeen in the hotly-anticipated Hunger Games sequel later this year. The blockbuster will see her freedom fighter continue her battle against the Capitol as the Quarter Quell sends her and Peeta Mellark back into the arena.
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