Molly Wed, February 13, 2013 Molly Tue, February 5, 2013 
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Sam Claflin sat down with Teen Vogue during a break from shooting The Hunger Games: Catching Fire to talk about landing the coveted role of Finnick Odair, his intense four months of training, working with Jennifer Lawrence, and his bromance with Josh Hutcherson.
Here's a bonus video from Teen Vogue's exclusive interview:
On scoring the role of Finnick:
Yeah, so they decided to go with me as opposed to any of the other young, hot, good-looking actors out there. [Laughs] I auditioned like everyone else. I didn't know what it was for before I went in, and I hadn't read the books. Looking at the page with a character named Finnick, I was like, Who the heck is Finnick? And then I saw Katniss on the page, and I was like, Ahh, OK, maybe this is The Hunger Games. Then they decided they would dye my hair blonde, and presto, there's your Finnick Odair!
On his intense training for the movie (and carrying Mags!):
From the moment I set foot in Atlanta, they had me at the gym, working out twice a day. And then stunt training, it's nonstop. To be fair, I spend a lot of the film carrying an old lady on my back, as Finnick carries Mags for the majority of the arena scenes. I feel like every day of filming is a workout, running around Hawaii with little old Lynn Cohen on my back. As for my diet, I think I've eaten more chickens than there are in the world. [Laughs] I would eat chicken and asparagus for lunch and dinner, and for breakfast I'd have an omelet and oatmeal. And I had that every day for four months. I've talked to my friends and said, "Oh my God, I'm so depressed, I just want a burger." And they're like, "You don't know how lucky you are to be doing what you are doing."
On working with Jennifer and Josh:
Jen is the most talented actress I have had the pleasure of working with. She is truly amazing. She has everything already and doesn't have to try. But the fact that she is so professional and hardworking and willing to get her hands dirty makes her even more amazing. With Josh, we hit it off from the first conversation we ever had, which was about soccer. He asked me if I like soccer, and I was like, Yes, I'm English! It kind of got blown out of proportion, spending time off set playing soccer. It's a definite bromance. I think I'm quoting him on that, or Jen.
On what fans can expect from his portrayal of Finnick:
All I can say is I try very hard and hopefully I won't disappoint people. He's a very charming physical being, and hopefully he will be exactly what people read in the book and I won't be doing an injustice. I purposefully did not want to watch anything I've done so far; I actually don't like looking at my face, so I don't like watching myself on the screen. It's an insecurity thing I have. I'm somewhat of a perfectionist, I think, and I strive for perfection. The reason I'm an actor is because I'll never be able to be perfect. I hope people enjoy my interpretation. Hopefully we'll make a bigger and better one this time around.
Read the entire article HERE
Molly Thu, January 31, 2013 Sam Claflin attended InStyle UK's Best of British Talent Party at Shoreditch House last evening. The fourth annual pre-BAFTA event celebrating the EE British Academy Film Awards included some of Britain's most established talent and hottest up-and-comers including Damian Lewis, Matt Smith and Bonnie Wright.
Sam told InStyle it was a welcome break after filming The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. "I was on a diet of chicken and asparagus twice a day." He said of his strict fitness regime. Though he recalled of his time on set, "It was like being in a fantasy land and now I'm back to reality."
Sam and his fiance, Laura Haddock
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Molly Mon, January 21, 2013 Sam Claflin spoke with Future Radio 107.8 and discussed portraying Finnick and his experience filming 'Catching Fire.'
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From Norwich Future Radio:
On The Books:
“Before I got the part? No, no. Funnily enough, when I first went to see the first The Hunger Games, the original, I had no idea that it was a trilogy. I had no idea it was based on books. I just knew there was a big hype around – you know it was being called the new Twilight. And what have you. So I think I was curious as to what this big thing, this… You know, I was very curious. And kind of got the audition for this part of Finnick Odair. I was in Los Angeles. I remember saying ‘Who the hell is this Finnick?’
On Finding Finnick:
“And I tried to go on Wikipedia and do as much research as possible prior to my first audition, and luckily I was kind of steered in the right direction by the casting director and the director himself. Between the moment that I was sort of offered the part and I was kind of trying to work out the smaller details as the contracts and what have you, I read the books and I read them in five days. Couldn’t quite help but turn the page and keep reading, you know, you can’t just put it down.”
On Fan Reaction:
“I mean, I’m a member of Twitter and, you know, specially when it was first announced there was a huge backlash. Some positive and some very negative, you know, people were like saying they want to kill themselves, that I wasn’t anywhere near a good looking Finnick. Everyone has their own perception of what a good-looking person is. And basically, all I can do is do my best and you know it’s – you have to kinda try not reading the bad press or whatever, you know?”
