Jennifer Lawrence Talks Hunger Games Premiere Jitters: "I Feel Like a Shaking Chihuahua"

Katniss herself talks big-screen fears

By John Boone, Ashlan Gorse, Catt Sadler Mar 13, 2012 4:00 AMTags

Tonight, Jennifer Lawrence was the Mockingjay…and only two movies early!

J.Law looked stunning in a glittery gold Prabal Gurung gown with her blond locks pulled back into a gold-woven bun when she hit the charcoal carpet for tonight's mucho-anticipated Hunger Games premiere.

And though Katniss looked killer, she fessed to be very nervous:

"Right now I'm terrified out of my mind," she told Ashlan Gorse and Catt Sadler about the pressure of finally debuting the film. "I feel like a shaking Chihuahua at the door…I'm so out of my mind stressed and excited that I don't know how I feel."

Moments after admitting how freaking out she was, she seemed slightly embarrassed, telling the E! News gals, "I can see why," when they said everyone was dying to talk to her: "'Cause I just blurt everything out!"

Like how she's very critical of her big-screen performance:

"Thanks for bringing that up," Jennifer joked when Catt asked her about calling herself a "horrible troll." "I'm a girl. I'm never going to look in the mirror and be like ‘Yeah!"…I'm going to look at myself and see my flaws and be like, I had a pimple that day. But that's normal, right?!"

Sure. But trust us—you looked fab tonight.

At this moment, your costars and fans are probably in awe of your performance as the lights dim and some of the first peeps ever finally get to see Katniss in action. And from what we hear, Jen, you have no pimples or trollness to worry about.