My parents were the exact opposite of stage parents. They did everything in their power to keep it from happening. But it was going to happen no matter what. I was like, "Thanks for raising me, but I'm going to take it from here."" - Meaning and context.">
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Schneller, Johanna. "‘Thanks for raising me, but I’m going to take it from here’". theglobeandmail.com. June 11, 2010. Retrieved March 29, 2014.
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I never did theatre or took classes, which I think has helped me. I just had instincts and they were right.
My parents were the exact opposite of stage parents. They did everything in their power to keep it from happening. But it was going to happen no matter what. I was like, "Thanks for raising me, but I'm going to take it from here."

— Jennifer Lawrence

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "I never did theatre or took classes, which I think has helped me. I just had instincts and they were right.
My parents were the exact opposite of stage parents. They did everything in their power to keep it from happening. But it was going to happen no matter what. I was like, "Thanks for raising me, but I'm going to take it from here."" in the context of "Schneller, Johanna. "‘Thanks for raising me, but I’m going to take it from here’". theglobeandmail.com. June 11, 2010. Retrieved March 29, 2014." to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Jennifer Lawrence

About Jennifer Lawrence

Jennifer Shrader Lawrence (born August 15, 1990) is an American actress. She was nominated for Academy Awards for her roles in the films Winter's Bone (2010), Silver Linings Playbook (2012), and American Hustle (2013), winning for the second of these. She may be best-known for playing Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games series. She got married in 2019 to Cooke Maroney.