It was actually quite difficult to find environments that felt like they were underground, that didn't have a lot of doors, that didn't have a lot of windows and a lot of vents and things like that, and this felt like it could be underground with the supports and the vaults and all of that.

Francis Lawrence

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I think the movie business and film crews are a little bit like the circus, in that we travel around like a pack and we're a big family for a finite period of time. We roll into someplace, cause a bunch of damage, and then roll out.

Francis Lawrence

big-families littles thinking

There were days when Keanu was looking a little green from the amount of cigarettes we were having him smoke.

Francis Lawrence

green smoking littles

I believe that the process could be fun, I just think that making movies is really tough. And it's stressful as it is, and I think that most of us got in this business because it's fun to make movies.

Francis Lawrence

fun believe thinking

I wish that the circuses that were around now felt like they did then. They're not quite as elegant or as magical as they used to be. There was something about the old tent shows, the Big Top, the canvas, the lights, the sawdust, the hay and the animals that's just missing now. Now, it's all urbanized and maybe a little garish.

Francis Lawrence

light missing animal

I was certainly mistreated.

Francis Lawrence

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I had... a lot of insecurities when it came to sexuality and nudity and my body and I've just been carrying them around for years.

Francis Lawrence

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I always want to try to make films feel timeless, because one of my biggest pet peeves is that there's a movie you love, and then you revisit it twenty years later, you show your kid or something, and it's like, 'Oh my God!' with hairstyles and clothing and all that kind of stuff.

Francis Lawrence

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One of the big themes - if not the big theme - of 'Mockingjay - Part 1' is the battle of the airwaves. I don't think teenagers really understand the role propaganda has in our lives in terms of politics, advertising, and the general manipulation of imagery.

Francis Lawrence

understand think politics battle

Whenever you're adapting something that's a 12- or 14-hour read down to something that has to be around two hours, there's going to be some cuts.

Francis Lawrence

down some something you

I think that the thing that is really strong with 'The Hunger Games' is just that it comes from a very strong idea.

Francis Lawrence

just think hunger strong

There are two separate scripts for 'Mockingjay' parts one and two. It's definitely one story, but there are two totally distinct and separate scripts.

Francis Lawrence

separate definitely story two

I've been a fan of noir films since I was in high school.

Francis Lawrence

fan high high-school school

'I Am Legend' was a rich, emotional experience where you could be scared and cry, and there's some wish fulfilment.

Francis Lawrence

i-am you rich experience

I love animals. Even if you go back to my music video days, I can't tell you how many animals I used.

Francis Lawrence

go you music love

When you're making a movie, you have those days that you really look forward to, and it's a little bit like Murphy's law. The days you look forward to become your hell days. The days you're dreading become these amazing days.

Francis Lawrence

look you hell law

I've never seen a 'Transporter' movie.

Francis Lawrence

seen never movie

Often, adults don't give kids enough credit.

Francis Lawrence

give credit enough kids

All the 'Hunger Games' stuff, we had a fantastic production designer, and he built amazing sets.

Francis Lawrence

amazing he hunger games

I love reluctant heroes, all of that.

Francis Lawrence

heroes i-love reluctant love

I never... it's a hard thing: when I think about projects, I don't come off something and go, 'I really want to make a sci-fi film next,' or 'I really want to do a political thriller next.' It's really coming across - I'm really fascinated, partly by world building, but also about the character and what the journey is.

Francis Lawrence

think journey character world