Why Jennifer Lawrence Didn't Go to Washington for 'Silver Linings Playbook'

11:00 AM PST 2/21/2013 by Merle Ginsberg & Gary Baum

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David O. Russell in Washington, D.C.; inset, Jennifer Lawrence

While David O. Russell and Bradley Cooper talked mental health at the White House, their co-star stayed home, wondering: "What am I gonna say to the vice president?"

This story first appeared in the March 1 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine.

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Some have sneered it that was a Weinstein Co. move to garner gravitas for a film whose competitors are more easily tied to serious issues. Co-star Jennifer Lawrence notably declined to participate.

"They were like, 'Do you want to come?' I was like, 'What am I gonna say to the vice president?! I can't even talk to you guys!' " she said at a Feb. 13 Q&A moderated by THR's Scott Feinberg that followed the film's last official Academy screening.