--- description: Jennifer Lawrence reportedly broke down in tears before singing in the newest 'Hunger Games' installment title: Jennifer Lawrence Cried Before Singing in 'Mockingjay Part 1' image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [movies](/tag/movies/) ## movies Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Jennifer Lawrence Cried Before Singing in _Mockingjay Part 1_  by [Justin Worland](/author/justin-worland/)  ## Justin Worland Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Senior Correspondent Nov 11, 2014 3:58 PM CUT  by [Justin Worland](/author/justin-worland/)  ## Justin Worland Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Senior Correspondent Nov 11, 2014 3:58 PM CUT Jennifer Lawrence may be a natural when it comes to acting, but singing is [apparently](http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2014-11-10/horrified-jennifer-lawrence-cried-before-having-to-sing-in-latest-hunger-games-mockingjay-part-1 "undefined") a whole different story. The Academy Award-winning actress broke down in tears before singing in the latest _Hunger Games_ installment, her director said in a recent interview with Radio Times. “She’d probably tell you it was her least favorite day,” said Francis Lawrence. “She was horrified to sing, she cried a little bit in the morning before she had to sing.” Though J-Law has performed songs for other movies, including a lullaby in the previous _Hunger Games_ film, she apparently remains uncomfortable with her voice. “We had a vocal coach, who sort of shifted the key for Jen’s voice,” the director added. “Then she started working with Jen once or twice… Jen didn’t really want to do too much of the training.” _The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1_ opens in theaters on Nov. 21. \[[_Radio Times_](http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2014-11-10/horrified-jennifer-lawrence-cried-before-having-to-sing-in-latest-hunger-games-mockingjay-part-1 "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3578175/jennifer-lawrence-cried-hunger-games/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3578175/jennifer-lawrence-cried-hunger-games/"},"headline":"Jennifer Lawrence Cried Before Singing in Mockingjay Part 1","datePublished":"2014-11-11T15:58:06.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:14:31.047Z","description":"\"She was horrified to sing,\" director recalls","url":"https://time.com/3578175/jennifer-lawrence-cried-hunger-games/","keywords":["movies","Newsfeed","Hunger Games","Jennifer Lawrence","Mockingjay"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Justin Worland","jobTitle":"Senior Correspondent","url":"https://time.com/author/justin-worland/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/movies/","name":"movies"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3578175/jennifer-lawrence-cried-hunger-games/","name":"Jennifer Lawrence Cried Before Singing in Mockingjay Part 1"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 “Return to District 12”","description":"The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 “Return to District 12”","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/6YEaPuuS/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2014-10-16T05:01:51.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/6YEaPuuS.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3578175/jennifer-lawrence-cried-hunger-games/","duration":"PT1M","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3578175/jennifer-lawrence-cried-hunger-games/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```