I work best when a little scared, when there's so much more than the lines to think about.

You come in as this satellite part of the film [Catching Fire], so I only see Stanley [Tucci] in my scenes. These kinds of movies have so many different components; it's about as different from doing The Girl as you could imagine.

Jennifer [Lawrence] and Josh [Hutcherson] seem very, very grounded. They're getting down to the film like they did last time.

All of these red carpet events may seem natural for you journalists, but it doesn't feel natural for actors.

I'm very interested in people, so if a character happens to be real, there's that much more to look at.

I'm very fortunate that I get asked to do very different kinds of roles and I realize how much I enjoy that. I enjoy the challenge of transformation. There are actors who play one character, or a certain kind of character, the whole of their lives. I really relish the opportunity to have the challenge to totally transform.

I didn't sound anything like Capote at the screen test. It was more like Bob Dylan. In his early years. With the flu.