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Next week, David talks with author and YouTuber John Green about finding hope in a seemingly hopeless time.

I'm Lulu Garcia Navarro and this is The Interview from The New York Times.

From The New York Times, this is The Interview.

I'm Lulu Garcia Navarro.

One of the things I often get asked about this job is, what is the hardest thing about interviewing famous people?

And the answer is both obvious and a real challenge.

Many stars, and especially female stars, have experienced the ugly side of celebrity culture, which has made them wary about opening up.

That's also true for today's guest, Jennifer Lawrence.

Lawrence had a heady start to her career, starring in two huge franchises, The Hunger Games and X-Men, and winning an Oscar for Silver Linings Playbook all before she turned 23.

Off camera, the public couldn't seem to get enough of her offbeat humor and outspoken persona.

Privately, though, Lawrence told me she was feeling pretty beat up and was waiting for the inevitable backlash.

And it came in waves of negative attention and headlines about whether she was too much, too annoying, too outspoken, a fake.

So after almost a decade of being in the limelight in 2018, Lawrence took a step back from acting, fired her agency and did some soul searching.