Jennifer Lawrence talks having kids as 'Die, My Love' hits Cannes
The actress reflected on being a mom during a Cannes news conference.
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"Having children changes everything," she said. "It changes your whole life. It's brutal and incredible. Not only do they go into every decision of if I'm working, where I'm working, when I'm working, (but also) they've taught me - I didn't know that I could feel so much."
"They've changed my life, obviously, for the best, and they've changed me creatively," she added before quipping, "I highly recommend having kids if you want to be an actor."
Lawrence also reflected on the postpartum period while discussing the role. "There's not really anything like postpartum," she said. "It's extremely isolating. ... Extreme anxiety and extreme depression is isolating, no matter where you are. You feel like an alien."
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Early reviews for "Die, My Love" have heaped praise on Lawrence, with Deadline's Damon Wise writing that it "might yet prove to be a career best" for the actress, IndieWire's Ryan Lattanzio saying that she has "never been better," and Vanity Fair's Richard Lawson declaring that she is "mesmerizing."
If Lawrence is nominated at the Oscars in 2026, it would be her first Academy Award nod since 2016, when she was up for best actress for "Joy." She won best actress for "Silver Linings Playbook" in 2013, when she was 22, and has also been nominated for "Winter's Bone" and "American Hustle."
After taking a step back from acting, Lawrence has only appeared in a handful of films in recent years, including the 2021 satire "Don't Look Up" and the 2023 romantic comedy "No Hard Feelings." Speaking about her acting hiatus on "The Late Show" in 2021, "I took a break and nobody really cared," she said.
"I got to feel like I could become a part of the world again without fanfare."
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