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Jennifer Lawrence once felt “at peace” with the idea of leaving Hollywood.
During a recent appearance on “The Graham Norton Show,” Lawrence discussed her acting career while promoting her latest film, “Fuck My Love,” co-starring Jeremy Allen White, Bruce Springsteen and Tessa Thompson.
According to People, Norton asked Lawrence if she was worried about returning to the industry after taking several long breaks over the years — a two-year break between 2019's X-Men: Dark Phoenix and 2021's Don't Look Up, and another two years between the 2023 comedies No Hard Feelings and Die My Love.
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Jennifer Lawrence says there's “a lot” to Hollywood. (Vittorio Zunino Cerlotto/Getty Images)
“I’m at peace with the possibility of that happening. [Hollywood] It's a lot. I think I'll be fine. Well, I mean, no — I would be very upset,” Lawrence said.
She added that because she had been working throughout her 20s, she wondered what was “out there” beyond the screen.
“I let COVID happen,” Lawrence joked about the time of her first performance hiatus. “I was like, ‘I want to take a break.’ They were like, ‘The world is shutting down.’”
In a 2021 interview with Vanity Fair, Lawrence discussed other reasons that led to her hiatus from acting in 2019, admitting, “I didn't bring out the quality I should have.”
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Jennifer Lawrence has taken many breaks throughout her career. (Getty Images)
She continued, “I just think everyone is tired of me. I'm tired of myself. Things have gotten to the point where I can't do the right thing. If I walk on a red carpet, people are going to ask, 'Why isn't she running?'”
Prior to his debut, Lawrence starred in Passengers, Mom! ” and other movies. and “Red Sparrow,” which underperformed at the box office.
Lawrence told the outlet that she continued to take roles during that time because she had become accustomed to “pleasing people” in her career.
Jennifer Lawrence's departure from Hollywood is 'peaceful'. (Stephane Cardinale – Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images)
“I think I've spent most of my life being a people pleaser,” Lawrence said. “Working in a way where I felt like no one was going to be mad at me: 'Okay, I said yes, we're doing it. No one is mad.'” And then I felt like I had reached a point where people were no longer happy just because I existed. So that makes me stop believing that a job or your career can bring any kind of peace to your soul. “
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She continued, “I didn't have a life. I thought I should go find one.”
Lawrence decided to do just that. In 2019, she married gallerist Cook Maroney. In an interview with Vanity Fair, she told the outlet that she enjoys doing mundane things with her husband.
Jennifer Lawrence and Cooke Maroney tied the knot in 2019. (Robert Kamau/GC Photo)
“I really love going to the grocery store with him. I don't know why, but it fills me with so much joy. I think maybe because it's almost a metaphor for marriage. 'Okay, we've got this list. These are the things we need. Let's work together to get this done,'” she said.
In 2022, Lawrence and Maroney welcomed their first child, son Cy Maroney. Sources told People at the time that they welcomed their second child earlier this year but chose not to reveal the child's name or gender.
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Janelle Ash is an entertainment writer for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to [email protected].