Jena Malone Nailed Her ‘Catching Fire’ Audition by Having the Worst Morning Ever
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Want to land a part in a movie? Just have the worst morning ever.
That was Jena Malone’s strategy, the actress revealed in a recent interview with Vulture. Malone, who plays fiery tribute Johanna Mason in “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire,” told the site that she was nervous about auditioning for the chip-on-her-shoulder character, since she’s “so not an angry person.”
“Anger’s not something you can fake,” Malone explained. “It’s something that channels through you, out of nowhere. It’s a hard thing to control. So I was like, F–k, this is going to be a little complicated, and I don’t wanna go in there and give him something fake and ridiculous.”
What happened the morning of her audition, though, certainly helped Malone channel her inner angry woman. The actress said that from the moment she woke up, “everything started pissing me off,” from a faulty alarm to a too-early phone call to the auditions before hers running behind.
“And I was like, Whoa, whoa, whoa, what’s happening? And I was like, Oh, wait. [Johanna’s] totally taking over,” Malone recalled. ” … By the time I was in there, I was seething; I was frothing at the mouth. I don’t even think I said hello to Francis. I just walked in and said, ‘Tell me when you want me to start.'”
Obviously, Malone’s crappy day turned into a pretty great one, since she snagged the part and now will appear in the rest of the films in the franchise, “Mockingjay – Part 1” and “Mockingjay – Part 2.” Catch her now in “Catching Fire.”
[via Vulture]
Gallery | ‘The Hunger Games: Catching Fire’ Paris Premiere
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American actress Elizabeth Banks (L), Australian actor Liam Hemsworth (2nd L), American actress Jennifer Lawrence (2nd R) and American actor Josh Hutcherson (R) pose for photographers at the French premiere of their new film ‘Hunger Games: Catching Fire’ at the Grand Rex movie theater in Paris on November 15, 2013. AFP PHOTO / PIERRE ANDRIEU (Photo credit should read PIERRE ANDRIEU/AFP/Getty Images)
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American actress Jennifer Lawrence poses for photographers at the French premiere of her new film ‘Hunger Games: Catching Fire’ at the Grand Rex movie theater in Paris on November 15, 2013. AFP PHOTO / PIERRE ANDRIEU (Photo credit should read PIERRE ANDRIEU/AFP/Getty Images)
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American actress Jennifer Lawrence poses for photographers at the French premiere of her new film ‘Hunger Games: Catching Fire’ at the Grand Rex movie theater in Paris on November 15, 2013. AFP PHOTO / PIERRE ANDRIEU (Photo credit should read PIERRE ANDRIEU/AFP/Getty Images)
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Australian actor Liam Hemsworth (L) and American actress Jennifer Lawrence pose for photographers at the French premiere of their new film ‘Hunger Games: Catching Fire’ at the Grand Rex movie theater in Paris on November 15, 2013. AFP PHOTO / PIERRE ANDRIEU (Photo credit should read PIERRE ANDRIEU/AFP/Getty Images)
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American actor Josh Hutcherson poses for photographers at the French premiere of his new film ‘Hunger Games: Catching Fire’ at the Grand Rex movie theater in Paris on November 15, 2013. AFP PHOTO / PIERRE ANDRIEU (Photo credit should read PIERRE ANDRIEU/AFP/Getty Images)
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American actress Elizabeth Banks poses for photographers at the French premiere of her new film ‘Hunger Games: Catching Fire’ at the Grand Rex movie theater in Paris on November 15, 2013. AFP PHOTO / PIERRE ANDRIEU (Photo credit should read PIERRE ANDRIEU/AFP/Getty Images)
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Australian actor Liam Hemsworth poses for photographers at the French premiere of his new film ‘Hunger Games: Catching Fire’ at the Grand Rex movie theater in Paris on November 15, 2013. AFP PHOTO / PIERRE ANDRIEU (Photo credit should read PIERRE ANDRIEU/AFP/Getty Images)
‘The Hunger Games: Catching Fire’ Paris Premiere At Le Grand Rex
PARIS, FRANCE – NOVEMBER 15: Jennifer Lawrence attends ‘The Hunger Games: Catching Fire’ Paris Premiere at Le Grand Rex on November 15, 2013 in Paris, France. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)
‘The Hunger Games: Catching Fire’ Paris Premiere At Le Grand Rex
PARIS, FRANCE – NOVEMBER 15: Jennifer Lawrence attends ‘The Hunger Games: Catching Fire’ Paris Premiere at Le Grand Rex on November 15, 2013 in Paris, France. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)
‘The Hunger Games: Catching Fire’ Paris Premiere At Le Grand Rex
PARIS, FRANCE – NOVEMBER 15: Josh Hutcherson attends ‘The Hunger Games: Catching Fire’ Paris Premiere at Le Grand Rex on November 15, 2013 in Paris, France. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)
‘The Hunger Games: Catching Fire’ Paris Premiere At Le Grand Rex
PARIS, FRANCE – NOVEMBER 15: Liam Hemsworth attends ‘The Hunger Games: Catching Fire’ Paris Premiere at Le Grand Rex on November 15, 2013 in Paris, France. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)
‘The Hunger Games: Catching Fire’ Paris Premiere At Le Grand Rex
PARIS, FRANCE – NOVEMBER 15: Elizabeth Banks attends ‘The Hunger Games: Catching Fire’ Paris Premiere at Le Grand Rex on November 15, 2013 in Paris, France. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)
‘The Hunger Games: Catching Fire’ Paris Premiere At Le Grand Rex
PARIS, FRANCE – NOVEMBER 15: Jennifer Lawrence attends ‘The Hunger Games: Catching Fire’ Paris Premiere at Le Grand Rex on November 15, 2013 in Paris, France. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)
‘The Hunger Games: Catching Fire’ Paris Premiere At Le Grand Rex
PARIS, FRANCE – NOVEMBER 15: Elizabeth Banks attends ‘The Hunger Games: Catching Fire’ Paris Premiere at Le Grand Rex on November 15, 2013 in Paris, France. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)
‘The Hunger Games: Catching Fire’ Paris Premiere At Le Grand Rex
PARIS, FRANCE – NOVEMBER 15: Josh Hutcherson attends ‘The Hunger Games: Catching Fire’ Paris Premiere at Le Grand Rex on November 15, 2013 in Paris, France. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)
‘The Hunger Games: Catching Fire’ Paris Premiere At Le Grand Rex
PARIS, FRANCE – NOVEMBER 15: (L-R) Elizabeth Banks, Liam Hemsworth, Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson attend ‘The Hunger Games: Catching Fire’ Paris Premiere at Le Grand Rex on November 15, 2013 in Paris, France. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)