My trainer was a great guy … who made me want to die for an hour. My character was spending most of his life in a state of hunger, and I wanted to get a sense of that, physically and mentally.

Hemsworth on physical training for The Hunger Games. — Tribune Newspapers (August 3, 2012). "Liam's in shape, but he loves doughnuts". The Orlando Sentinel (Sentinel Communications Co.): p. A2.