Jennifer Lawrence demonstrated an early knack for performing, as evidenced by the way she threw herself into the role of a prostitute in a church play based on the Book of Jonah. Aged just nine, her mother recalls her swinging her booty and strutting her stuff, leading friends to comment: We dont know if we should congratulate you or not, because your kid's a great prostitute. Nonetheless, Lawrence had no particular interest in acting in her formative years. Instead, she preferred more physical pursuits like softball, field hockey, basketball and even cheerleading, earning the nickname Nitro from her family due to her hyperactive nature. Still, despite having relatively normal aspirations and envisaging herself as a mother and possibly a doctor, Lawrence couldnt escape the feeling that she would one day see her name in lights:
I always knew that I was going to be famous. I honest to God dont know how else to describe it. I used to lie in bed and wonder, Am I going to be a local TV person? Am I going to a motivational speaker? It wasnt a vision. But as its kind of happening, you have this buried understanding: Of course.