18 Times Jennifer Lawrence Said What We Were All Thinking

Her brutally honest essay about the gender wage gap in Hollywood isn't the first time JLaw dropped truth bombs

By Jenna Mullins Oct 13, 2015 5:59 PMTags
Jennifer Lawrence, Comic-ConAlbert L. Ortega/Getty Images

Jennifer Lawrence, Hollywood's ultimate cool girl and the Woman Crush Wednesday for basically every human on this planet, just published a brutally honest essay on Lena Dunham's Lenny newsletter on the gender wage gap in Hollywood. After the Sony leak, she saw how much less she was making than her male costars and she realized she didn't fight hard enough for more money because she didn't want to ruffle any feathers.

"I didn't want to seem 'difficult' or 'spoiled,'" she wrote.  "That seemed like a fine idea, until I saw the payroll on the Internet and realized every man I was working with definitely didn't worry about being 'difficult' or 'spoiled.'"  

So now, JLaw is officially done with worrying about how she sounds or what other people think of her when it comes to her work.

"I'm over trying to find the 'adorable' way to state my opinion and still be likable! "F--k that," she added. "I don't think I've ever worked for a man in charge who spent time contemplating what angle he should use to have his voice heard. It's just heard."

And with that, The Hunger Games star added to her ever-growing list of hilariously honest quotes. Thank the maker Lawrence is around to say what we're all thinking:

1. "I hate saying, ‘I like exercising.' I want to punch people who say that."

Because really, does anyone like exercising all the time?

2. "I just went to the doctor today, I got a chest X-ray of my lungs and discovered that my breasts are uneven."

Because we all have qualms about our body.

3. "I was like following [John Stamos] into rooms and staring at his ass. He asked me if I was on mushrooms and I said, ‘No. I'm dead sober. This is just me.'"

Because we've all acted like a weirdo around an attractive person at least once.

4. "I was surprised at how little camel toe problem there was. I was expecting a lot more."

Because we've all thought this whenever we put on leggings.

5. "I'm a horrible dancer! I'm like a dad at prom. I look like Gumby getting electrocuted."

Because does anyone really look good dancing besides Beyoncé and Britney Spears?

6. "They want you to be likable all the time, and I'm just not."

JLaw was talking about the entertainment industry here, but we all have a "they" in our life who expects us to always be "on," and no one can be "on" all the time. 

7. "I'd rather look chubby on screen and like a person in real life."

Because obsessing about your weight too much is bad for the soul.

8. "I think that people are built the way that they're built. There's that Kate Moss quote that's like ‘Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels' and I can name a lot of things that taste better than skinny feels: bread, potatoes, a Philly cheesesteak and fries."

Because eating carbs is a pleasure everyone deserves.

9. "I don't like going out that much. I'm kind of an old lady. After it's 11, I'm like, ‘Don't these kids ever get tired?' When I'm out, I think about my couch."

Because Netflix and chill is better than most parties.

10. "Don't worry about the bitches in school. That could be a good motto, because you come across people like that throughout your life."

Because seriously, you will run into awful, petty people for the rest of your life.

11. "If anybody even tries to whisper the word 'diet,' I'm like, 'You can go f--k yourself."

Because YOLO, so sometimes you should eat whatever you want.

12. "As soon as somebody farts around me, I think it's hilarious."

Because farts are always funny.

13. "I'm not cool enough to be at this party."

Because we've all thought this at least once.

14. "I tell my friends to slap me if they ever think I'm getting full of myself."

Because we all need someone to keep us in line.

15. "You can only s--t your pants so many times a day before you go to the emergency room."

Because we've all had food poisoning at some point and things can get weird.

16. "[My childhood crush was] early '90s Justin Timberlake. I remember buying the ‘NSYNC CD. Remember how CDs had the pullout picture things? I got so overwhelmed with hormones I almost threw up!"

Because we all felt this way about Justin Timberlake when we were younger.

17. "I am starving! Aww, this show is so long! Sorry! I'm so upset about the food, I can't even..."

Because when we're hungry, we also can't even.

18. "If I don't have anything to do all day, I might not even put my pants on."

BECAUSE YES.

Thank you, Jennifer, for always saying what we're all thinking. Pants suck!