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Just like the leading ladies who came before her, Jennifer Lawrence has shown herself to be more than just a pretty face. Her humility, sense of humor, and honesty make her the starlet that every guy wants to date and every girl wants to be best friends with. Her Midwestern honesty is so refreshing in an industry where agents, attorneys, and publicists work so hard to make celebrities appear to be perfect.

Here are 10 of the best Jennifer Lawrence quotes where J-Law shows why her refreshingly candid sense of humor wins her just as many fans as her acting talent does.

1.     The most modest start to a Best Actress acceptance speech ever: "You guys are just standing up because I fell, and it's so embarrassing.

2. While so many Hollywood starlets are in a rush to grow up, she’s enjoying every last minute of being young: “I always feel like an idiot every time I fly first class because I’m a kid. And I just sit there, and everyone’s got their newspapers and they’re on the computer, and I’m like, ‘Can I get a coloring book, please? Can I get some crayons?’” (Late Night with Jimmy Fallon)

3. She takes pride in her quirky personality, rather than conforming to Hollywood standards of perfection: “I picked up an issue of Cosmopolitan the other day that had tips for job interviews, because I was like, ‘I need to get better at interviews.’ The article was basically about how to get someone not to hate you in 20 minutes. Every single thing they told you not to do, I was like, ‘I do that every day.’” (Interview) 

4. She maintains a healthy, happy relationship with food: In response to Director David O. Russel’s request for her to gain weight for Silver Linings Playbook “I was like, Hell yeah!...That never happens in a movie.” (New York Times) 

5. Even when everyone else is enamored with her, she maintains perspective and retains her modesty: “Not to sound rude, but [acting] is stupid. Everybody’s like, ‘How can you remain with a level head?’ And I’m like, ‘Why would I ever get cocky? I’m not saving anybody’s life. There are doctors who save lives and firemen who run into burning buildings. I’m making movies. It’s stupid.’” (Vanity Fair 2013) 

6. She stays in total control of her own image: “I wrap myself up to look like Lord Voldemort so that they can’t see anything because the thought of giving them a picture that will make them money absolutely infuriates me.” (Entertainment Weekly, January 2013)

7. The 22-year-old is still a newcomer, appreciating and fearing every step of her rise to stardom: “It’s so scary. And then I end up getting so nervous that I get like [I am] now. I get really hyper. [Squeals.] So then I go in interviews and I’m like, ‘I’m like a chihuahua! I’m shaking and peeing!’ And then afterwards, I’m like, ‘I just talked about peeing on the red carpet.’”

8. She takes her job as a role model to adoring female fans seriously: "[Katniss] is this Joan of Arc that doesn't see herself that way. She kind of grows into it. And she's strong like a male hero with a vagina. It’s good for our 13 year olds. I probably shouldn't have said vagina, but you get what I’m saying. Vagina! If you’ve got it, shout it." (The Daily Beast) 

9. She’s honest and relatable, like a celebrity version of your best friend: "At the end of the day, there's probably nothing that makes me feel better than junk food and reality TV." (Marie Claire South Africa) 

10. She’s made a name for herself by having a sense of humor rather than trying to be sexy:"[A tabloid] said that I dressed up as, like, a sexy medieval [woman] and that upset me more than the dating rumors…if somebody thinks I'm going to dress sexy to a costume party, they have another thing coming." (Nightline) (FYI: She dressed up as a fat witch)

Honorable Mention: J-Law's hilarious backstage interviews post-Oscars win.

Check out some of the best Jennifer Lawrence interview quips below.

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