Jennifer Lawrence opened up about how motherhood transformed her professional life.
The Hollywood star is a mother of two children with husband Cooke Maroney.
In an interview at the Cannes Film Festival as reported by Elle, Jennifer remarked that being a mother brought immense changes to her as an actress.
"Having children changes your whole life—it’s brutal and incredible. Not only does it go into every decision of if I’m working, when I’m working and where I’m working," she said.
The actress revealed that motherhood has played a key role in her growth as an actress. "My job has a lot to do with emotion; they’ve opened up the world to me. It’s almost like feeling a blister, so sensitive," the Hollywood star stated.
"They’ve changed my life for the best and they’ve changed me creatively. I highly recommend having kids if you want to be an actor."
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Jennifer's latest movie Die My Love, recently premiered at Cannes. She stars alongside Robert Pattinson in the movie.
As pert its IMDb, the movie tells the story of "a mother [who] struggles to maintain her sanity as she battles with psychosis" in "a remote forgotten rural area."
Jennifer welcomed her first child, Cy, in February 2022. She welcomed her second baby in March this year.
In an interview with Interview Magazine in 2023, Jennifer shared that motherhood has influenced how she picks her projects.
"There’s no squeezing when you have a baby. It definitely helps weed out projects: 'Yes. No. Yes. No. Yes. No. Is this worth being away from my child for half the day?'" she said.
Back in 2022, Jennifer told Vogue how becoming a mom felt like her "whole life had started over."
"Like, now is day one of my life. I just stared. I was just so in love," she recalled. "I also fell in love with all babies everywhere. Newborns are just so amazing. They’re these pink, swollen, fragile little survivors. Now I love all babies. Now I hear a baby crying in a restaurant and I’m like, Awwww, precious."
