Last Updated:October 29, 2025, 14:28 IST

Jennifer Lawrence admits her old interviews make her cringe, saying she understands why the public found her “annoying” and later “rejected” her personality.

Jennifer Lawrence gave birth to his second child in April 2025. (Photo Credits: X)

Jennifer Lawrence, who has been in the public eye for nearly 15 years, recently opened up about feeling “annoying” in her old interviews and why she believes the public eventually turned against her. Speaking to The New Yorker, the Oscar-winning actor admitted she feels hesitant to do press as it makes her “lose control” over her craft.

“Every time I do an interview, I think, ‘I can’t do this to myself again.’ I feel like I lose so much control over my craft when I have to do press for a movie,” she told Viola Davis in an earlier conversation.

‘I Get Why People Found That Annoying’

When asked about her old interviews, Lawrence said, “Oh, no. So hyper. So embarrassing.” While her candidness once made her Hollywood’s most relatable star, she believes the public’s affection shifted to resentment. “It was my genuine personality, but also a defense mechanism,” she said. “I look at those interviews, and that person is annoying. I get why seeing that person everywhere would be annoying.”

She even praised Ariana Grande’s parody of her on SNL, calling it “spot-on.” The backlash, she said, felt “uninhabitable.” “I was rejected not for my movies, not for my politics, but for me, for my personality.”

Finding Peace Away From Hollywood

After years of overexposure, Lawrence took a two-year break following a string of box office flops. “I just think everybody had gotten sick of me. I’d gotten sick of me,” she told Vanity Fair earlier. “It had just gotten to a point where I couldn’t do anything right.”

Appearing on The Graham Norton Show, Lawrence said she’s now “at peace” with her decision to step back. “Hollywood is a lot… I think I would have been okay, but also I would’ve been really upset.”

She’s currently promoting Die My Love, a psychodrama directed by Lynne Ramsay and co-starring Robert Pattinson. The film, produced after Martin Scorsese encouraged her to take on a more challenging role, premiered at Cannes earlier this year.

Shrishti Negi

Shrishti Negi is a journalist with over eight years of experience in the media industry. She leads the Entertainment desk at News18.com. She writes breaking news stories, generates feature ideas, edits copies, …Read More

Shrishti Negi is a journalist with over eight years of experience in the media industry. She leads the Entertainment desk at News18.com. She writes breaking news stories, generates feature ideas, edits copies, … Read More