Jennifer Lawrence knows there’s no playbook for motherhood.
Two months after rumors surfaced that she gave birth to her and husband Cooke Maroney’s second child, the Oscar winner detailed the impact that her role as mom has had on work as an actress.
"Having children changes everything, it changes your whole life,” Jennifer said during a press conference at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival May 18. “It’s brutal and incredible. They go into every decision of if I’m working, where I’m working, when I’m working.”
In addition to influencing the choices she makes for her roles, the Hunger Games alum—also mom to son Cy, 3, with Cooke—admitted that her children have taught her how to expand her emotions.
“I didn’t know that I could feel so much and my job has a lot to do with emotion,” Jennifer, whose new movie Die My Love about a mother’s postpartum experience debuted at the festival, continued. “They’ve opened up the world to me. It’s almost feeling like a blister or something—so sensitive. So they’ve changed my life, obviously, for the best and they’ve changed me creatively.”
With her signature tongue-in-cheek humor, the 34-year-old added, “I highly recommend having kids if you want to be an actor."
While Jennifer’s comments about her kids were certainly rare, they echoed the sentiments she had previously shared about how her life changed for the better after having Cy.
“The morning after I gave birth, I felt like my whole life had started over,” she told Vogue in 2022. “Like, Now is day one of my life. I just stared. I was just so in love.”
And, for Jennifer, that admiration changed her entire perspective.
“My heart has stretched to a capacity that I didn’t know about,” she explained. “I include my husband in that. And then they’re both just, like, out there—walking around, crossing streets. He’s gonna drive one day. He’s gonna be a stupid teenager and be behind the wheel of a car. And I’m just gonna be like, Good night! You know? Like, who sleeps?”
Read on for more stars who attended the 2025 Cannes Film Festival.
Angelina Jolie
The actress shimmered in a strapless Brunello Cucinelli fall 2025 gown.
Kristen Stewart
The Twilight alum held on tight like a spider monkey at the Breaking Through The Lens event hosted by Campari.
Robert De Niro & Tiffany Chen
The Goodfellas actor walked the red carpet with his girlfriend of four years in matching black ensembles.
Eva Longoria
The Desperate Housewives alum dazzled on the red carpet in a metallic gold and black Tamara Ralph gown.
Alessandra Ambrosio
Green with envy! The Brazilian model dressed to impress in an emerald green Zuhair Murad gown.
Julia Garner
The Inventing Anna star brought a stark contrast to the bright red carpet with a shimmery, sheer black Gucci gown.
Barbara Palvin & Dylan Sprouse
The model and the Disney Channel alum was living the suite life at Campari's party during the film festival.
Juliette Binoche
The English Patient actress donned a buttery yellow jumpsuit from the Jacquemys Fall 2024 collection ahead of the film festival, where she served as jury president.
Heidi Klum & Tom Kaulitz
The model and her husband matched in all black while stepping out in Cannes ahead of the annual film event.
Bella Hadid
The Orebella founder debuted a new blond 'do while stepping out in all white ahead of the festival.
Jeremy Strong
The Succession alum looked chic sporting gray while posing for photogs.
Halle Berry
The Oscar winner waved to fans while rocking a gorgeous frilled ensemble ahead of the film festival.
Irina Shayk
The model posed with fans while out and about in the French city.
Andie MacDowell
The Groundhog Day actress was a vision in black when arriving in France.
