I think the brutality is important to convey as part of the story, to see how brutal it is to have these kids in battle with one another.
Josh HutchersonI've been on projects before where there's no rehearsal, and you walk in on set and that's literally the first time you've ever played the character, and then I've had times where there's been three weeks of rehearsal. I like both.
Josh HutchersonWhen you get to play a character that's in love, it's cool. Once you have love as a motivator in a story, your character is free to do anything.
Josh HutchersonThe most important thing to having a long career, as an actor, is diversity and being able to play different types of characters in different types of movies. I want to keep acting, all my life. In order to do that, I think it is important to go and do the bigger tentpole box office movies, and then also do more character roles.
Josh HutchersonI got my first tattoo when I was 16 years old and I went with my mom to get it done - she has a bunch too so we're tattoo buddies now.
Josh HutchersonActing is a challenge at times. I mean, when you have scenes where you're jumping into a mascot bear to travel back in time, and you try to make that seem real. For me, I'm a person that has a pretty wild imagination, just kind of letting that run wild and sort of just doing the best you can to not feel stupid.
Josh HutchersonI don't think I've had love at first sight. But,I've definitely had moments where I've seen a person, and I'm like, 'Wow, there is something different about you, and I really want to get to know you.'
Josh HutchersonOne of the fans had a poster that said, 'I'm a Peeta-file. That was probably the best one.
Josh HutchersonMy main source of reading is scripts, which doesn't leave a whole lot of room for books.
Josh HutchersonI don't think I'll ever get used to the pressures of fame. I have two-pointsomething million followers on Twitter, and if I say something, they all listen. It's crazy! I shouldn't be allowed that responsibility.
Josh HutchersonT-shirt and jeans style now is where I'm at. Maybe a little rock 'n' roll T-shirt and jeans.
Josh HutchersonAt times when you're adapting a book into a movie, you have to take certain creative liberties to bridge the gap between the two forms of media.
Josh HutchersonI started acting when I was about nine. I always wanted to get into acting since I was really little but my parents would never let me because they'd heard all the bad stuff about being in the business as a young actor and stuff like that.
Josh HutchersonI've learned a lot about how people have to fight through their whole lives just to be themselves.
Josh HutchersonI'm someone who can fall in love at the drop of the hat. My parents raised me to be very accepting of other people, so because of that, I feel like I might be overly accepting of girls. If a girl shows any interest, I'm like, 'Yes! I love you, you're amazing!'
Josh HutchersonMy mom has always been a big advocate, especially in the gay, lesbian, transsexual and bisexual community, so for me it's always been a part of my soul.
Josh HutchersonWhat I think after reading the script and seeing where the story goes, I go with my instincts on the character. If my instincts are wrong the director and the producers will guide me in the right direction. That's just kind of how I take on any role, be it a fantasy movie or not.
Josh HutchersonWorking with amazing people, you continue to learn and develop yourself, as an actor and as a person.
Josh HutchersonI love doing roles and movies that are different from each other. That's kind of why I like to be an actor because I get to play different characters and pretend I'm different people going through different situations.
Josh HutchersonI think girls like vampires because they are mysterious and they really don't know what they are about. I think a lot of girls are attracted to that.
Josh HutchersonDoing action, the thing is it's cool to watch it, and as a guy I like seeing it. With the romance thing it's something everyone can relate to. Once you have love as a motivator in a story, I think everyone can do anything. Once someone's in love they can do the craziest thing that no one's ever thought of. You have that excuse to do whatever you want.
Josh HutchersonI've been in love before, every love-relationship is tough and it has its challenges.
Josh HutchersonI believe people are genuinely good. I donโt like to see the bad in people, so because of that, I could see myself falling into a bad situation. But thankfully, I havenโt yet.
Josh HutchersonThe girls I've dated hate me a little because I can't remember anything about first dates or when we kissed. I have the worst memory in the world!
Josh HutchersonSo, this is to everybody who's ever had a struggle in life being yourself. I think that the most beautiful thing a human being can do is just be who you are inside. So please, everybody, just be yourselves and encourage everyone else to do the same.
Josh HutchersonYou can read all the books you want, watch all the movies and get all of the advice, but until you're actually in directing, in the hot seat, that's when you find out what you're made of. Also, you just learn so much from doing.
Josh HutchersonI'm so excited. I love Peeta so much. I think that over the course of the next couple of books, he has so many interesting places to go to, character-wise. I'm ready to dive full-force into it. When I saw the movie actually, it got me energized. 'Let's go get some cameras! Let's go shoot the second one right now!'
Josh HutchersonMaking a fantastical world real is a bit of a challenge, for sure. When you're on set and you have a green screen you're working with where you'll pretend there's a giant lizard chasing you when there's nothing there. Being shown the images of what the creatures were going to look like and then having to react to them realistically without feeling like you're a crazy person. You kind of have to go for it. In order to sell it to the audience, you can't really hold back.
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