--- title: Jennifer Lawrence on Dating Director Darren Aronofsky description: Actress Jennifer Lawrence, 26, offers insight into her relationship with her boyfriend of almost one year, director Darren Aronofsky canonical: https://time.com/4893052/jennifer-lawrence-on-dating-darren-aronofsky/ author: TIME article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-08-09T14:56:35.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:46:15.617Z og:title: Jennifer Lawrence Discusses Dating Director Darren Aronofsky og:description: "We had energy." og:url: https://time.com/4893052/jennifer-lawrence-on-dating-darren-aronofsky/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt08881dca7550211e/6988d8f1fb4eac4142893392/jennifer-lawrence-darren-aronofsky.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3000 og:image:height: 1688 og:image:alt: Premiere Of Columbia Pictures' "Passengers" - Arrivals og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Jennifer Lawrence Discusses Dating Director Darren Aronofsky twitter:description: "We had energy." twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt08881dca7550211e/6988d8f1fb4eac4142893392/jennifer-lawrence-darren-aronofsky.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # 'We Had Energy.' 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically. by [Jodi Guglielmi / People](https://time.com/author/people/) ## Jodi Guglielmi / People Contributor Aug 9, 2017 2:56 PM UTC  Actress Jennifer Lawrence attends the premiere of Columbia Pictures' 'Passengers' at Regency Village Theatre on December 14, 2016 in Westwood, California. Actress Jennifer Lawrence attends the premiere of Columbia Pictures' 'Passengers' at Regency Village Theatre on December 14, 2016 in Westwood, California. Matt Winkelmeyer—Getty Images by [Jodi Guglielmi / People](https://time.com/author/people/) ## Jodi Guglielmi / People Contributor Aug 9, 2017 2:56 PM UTC [Jennifer Lawrence](http://people.com/tag/jennifer-lawrence) is opening up about her relationship with director [Darren Aronofsky](http://people.com/celebrity/darren-aronofsky-5-things-to-know/). In a new interview with [_Vogue_](http://www.vogue.com/article/jennifer-lawrence-vogue-september-issue-2017-cover?mbid=zr), the actress, 26, offers insight into her relationship with her boyfriend of almost one year, saying she was immediately drawn to Aronofsky. “We had energy,” Lawrence says of meeting Aronofsky on the set of their upcoming film _mother!,_ which he directed and she stars in. “I had energy for him. I don’t know how he felt about me.” Praising Aronofsky, 48, as “brilliant,” Lawrence says his ability to be direct both on and off screen has benefited their relationship. “I’ve been in relationships before where I am just confused,” she says. “And I’m never confused with him.” The two [began dating](http://people.com/movies/jennifer-lawrence-dating-darren-aronofsky/) in September shortly after wrapping _mother!,_ and despite their 22-year age difference, their relationship continues to heat up. “I normally don’t like Harvard people, because they can’t go two minutes without mentioning that they went to Harvard,” she jokes. “He’s not like that.” During the interview, Lawrence also talked about their upcoming, mysterious thriller, and while she couldn’t reveal any plot details, she hinted at just how intense the film might be. “I had to go to a darker place than I’ve ever been in my life,” she says. “I didn’t know if I’d be able to come out OK.” Because of the dark nature of the film, the mother! crew created a “Kardashian tent” for the actress off set where she could decompress. “It was a tent that had pictures of the Kardashians and _Keeping Up with the Kardashians_ playing on a loop—and gumballs,” Lawrence says. “My happy place.” And while Lawrence’s love for reality television is no secret, she says Aronofsky isn’t quite on board with binge-watching _The_ _Real Housewives_ yet. “He just finds it so vastly disappointing,” she jokes. _mother!_ hits theaters Sept. 17. _This_ [_article_](http://people.com/movies/jennifer-lawrence-relationship-darren-aronofsky/) _originally appeared on_ [_People.com_](http://people.com) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4893052/jennifer-lawrence-on-dating-darren-aronofsky/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4893052/jennifer-lawrence-on-dating-darren-aronofsky/"},"headline":"'We Had Energy.' 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