Los Angeles, July 11 -- Actress Maya Hawke has said the original 'The Hunger Games' film inspired her to pursue acting, calling her role in the upcoming prequel 'The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping' a full-circle moment, according to People.

Speaking to People in an interview, Hawke said Jennifer Lawrence's performance as Katniss Everdeen in the original films had a lasting impact on her.

"I credit the original Hunger Games movie a lot with inspiring me to want to be an actor, honestly," Hawke said.

Explaining why Lawrence's work stood out to her, Hawke said, "It's so hard to give a good performance in a big action movie, because so many pieces in the machine are usually working against the capacity to give a good performance."

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