Jennifer Lawrence calls Joy director a 'mad-scientist genius'

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Press Trust of India London
Last Updated : Dec 27 2015 | 7:57 AM IST
Actress Jennifer Lawrence says her filmmaker David O Russell, who has directed her in "Joy", is a a mad-scientist genius.
After winning an Oscar for "Silver Linings Playbook" and being nominated the next year for "American Hustle", Lawrence has reunited with filmmaker Russell for a third time on the biopic "Joy", reported Contactmusic.
"It's fascinating and terrifying working for him because he's a mad-scientist genius. I always see the wide eyes of people who've never worked with him before."
"Working on his sets is like the Olympics of acting. Everything moves so fast. It's like watching someone do a giant abstract painting or sculpture and you go, 'Where is this going?' And then all of a sudden you're like, 'Oh, it's a pegasus.
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First Published: Dec 27 2015 | 7:57 AM IST

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