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E! Online talked with Dayo Okeniyi at the red carpet premiere of Gone (which stars Wes Bentley) about working with Jennifer Lawrence and his thoughts on The Hunger Games.

On Jennifer Lawrence:

“Jen is 50 percent goofball, 50 percent Academy Award nominee,” gushed the tall ‘n’ buff Dayo …

“Right before a take, she’d be like ‘Oh your fly’s undone,’ then Gary [Ross] would say ‘Action’ and then she’d just go into Meryl Streep mode! And I’m like, ‘How do you do that?!’”

… ”She doesn’t take herself too seriously. You would never know for one day she’s carrying this movie on her shoulders…She’s really talented and deserves everything that’s happening for her.”

On comparisons to Harry Potter and Twilight:

“It’s not Twilight where they have vampires and werewolves. Or Harry Potter where you have magic. These are real human beings put it real dire situations that aren’t so far fetched from reality,” he explained.

“We tried to make the best version of Suzanne Collins book we could make. I don’t think Lionsgate or Gary Ross set out to make the next Twilight and we felt that on set. Gary was always about the story, about the characters, always about the heart.”

You can read the full article at E! Online.