15 of Jennifer Lawrence’s Quotes That Totally Get You
There are some celebrities that we just feel like we’d get along with IRL, under any circumstance — celebs who we just know would be our besties IRL, who would get our jokes, and who would be the best listeners. Jennifer Lawrence is definitely one of those people. Not only is she incredibly talented (hello, American Hustle and Joy), but she also has an incredibly down-to-earth personality that always comes through in interviews. She’s not afraid to speak her mind about feminism or body image, and, best of all, she’s totally able to laugh at herself. (I mean, how many people could fall down on live TV and be that chill about it?) In honor of J Law’s birthday today, we decided to round up 15 of her greatest quotes to remind you of why she’d definitely be a perfect BFF.
1/15On body image in the film industry:
“There’s so many different ways to be beautiful…. Our idea of what is ‘curvy’ is so bizarre.”
2/15On feminism:
“I don't know why that word is so scary to people; it shouldn't be, because it just means equality. If we are moving forward in a society, you are feeling stronger as a woman, and you want to be taken more seriously. You don't have to take away the wonderful traits that come with being a woman: We are sensitive. We are pleasers. We're empathetic. All those things that can keep you from asking for what you want or making mistakes.”
3/15On her rise to fame:
“I put in my time; I lived in a rat-infested apartment when I was 14 and I was told 'No’ many times. I put my blood, sweat and tears into all of this. It’s easy to look from the outside and see my career grew very fast but there was a time before that career when I was working for it and I definitely wouldn’t have wanted that time to go on any longer.”
4/15On her habit of falling down:
“I spilled milk this morning. Last night I spilled red wine all over the rug. All I want to be able to do is just walk from one place to another without falling! It's so annoying, honestly. And now I've gone from the charming, like, ‘Oh my God, whoops, I fell’ —now it really pisses me off. 'Cause it's embarrassing now. So now I fall, and I'm like, ‘Stop looking at me! Don't take a picture!’”
5/15On her goofiness:
“What do I do? What do I do? I'm just a girl, sitting in front of the world and asking them to forgive her for speaking.”
6/15On the upcoming election:
“My view on the election is pretty cut-and-dried: If Donald Trump is president of the United States, it will be the end of the world.”
7/15On those leaked photos:
“Just because I'm a public figure, just because I'm an actress, does not mean that I asked for this. It does not mean that it comes with the territory. It's my body, and it should be my choice, and the fact that it is not my choice is absolutely disgusting. I can't believe that we even live in that kind of world. People forget that we’re human.”
8/15On being in the public eye:
“I find a certain peace by thinking of me in public as sort of an avatar self. You out there can have the avatar me. I can keep me. And I just try to acknowledge that this scrutiny is stressful, and that anyone would find it stressful. So I’ve got to try to let it go, and try to be myself, and focus on important things, like picking up dog poop.”
9/15On Googling herself:
“You try being 22, having a period, and staying away from Google. I once Googled 'Jennifer Lawrence Ugly.'”
10/15On “being skinny.”
“I can name a lot of things that taste better than skinny feels. Potatoes, bread…Philly cheese steaks and fries.”
11/15On friendship:
“As hard as it is and as tired as I am, I force myself to get dinner at least once a week with my girlfriends, or have a sleepover. Otherwise my life is just work.”
12/15On being nice to one another:
“I just don’t like it. Why can’t we just be nice? It’s like we grow up and then we get right back into high school.”
13/15On the word fat:
“Why is humiliating people funny? ...I think it should be illegal to call somebody ‘fat’ on TV. If we’re regulating cigarettes and sex and cusswords because of the effect that it has on our younger generation, then why aren’t we regulating things like calling people ‘fat’?”
14/15On laughing like a little kid:
“As soon as somebody farts around me, I think it's hilarious. This is something my brothers did that now the boys at work are obsessed with. You cup it, and then you throw it in someone's face and say, 'Take a bite out of that cheeseburger!”
15/15On how she sees herself:
“I am just a normal girl and a human being, and I haven't been in this long enough to feel like this is my new normal.”
