Some of the biggest names in film over the past year covered W magazine's "Movie Issue", including Jennifer Lawrence, Matthew McConaughey, Amy Adams, Oprah Winfrey, Cate Blanchett and Lupita Nyong'o.

The magazine granted the honor to the stars that "killed it this year." Each one also had something interesting to tell the magazine.

Jennifer Lawrence on her 2013 Oscar fall:

"I was at the Oscars, waiting to hear if my name was called, and I kept thinking, 'Cakewalk, cakewalk, cakewalk.' I thought, Why is 'cakewalk' stuck in my head? And then, as I started to walk up the stairs and the fabric from my dress tucked under my feet, I realized my stylist had told me, 'Kick, walk, kick, walk.' You are supposed to kick the dress out while you walk, and I totally forgot because I was thinking about cake! And that's why I fell."

Matthew McConaughey on breaking out of the roles he was known for:

"I wanted to shake up my relationship with my career. I didn't want to do romantic comedies or action adventures anymore, so when those projects came in, I said no. For about eight months, I kept saying no, no, no-and then there was nothing being offered to say no to. That was scary, but I was looking to be scared. Finally, the target drew the arrow: I started getting calls to play characters. And here we are."

Lupita Nyong'o on getting a role in 12 Years a Slave:

"When I got the role in 12 Years a Slave, I called my father and said, 'Daddy, I got a part in a movie! Do 
you know Brad Pitt?' And he said, 'I've heard of him, 
but I don't know him personally.' I said, 'Well-he's producing this movie, and he's really big in Hollywood.' My father paused and then said, 'So you have a job! Good. Congratulations! And good night!' That call 
put everything in perspective."

Amy Adams on not getting a job after most of her auditions:

"I learned to like auditions. I didn't get most of the jobs, so I viewed auditions as my only opportunity 
to act. I was invested: I would dress the part. When I tried out for Catch Me If You Can, my character had braces, and I wore teeth-whitening trays to the audition-I wanted the sensation of something awkward being in my mouth, of sounding lispy. Amazingly, I got the part."

Cate Blanchett on women using clothes as a disguise:

"For a lot of women, clothes don't reflect who they are-but who they want to be. The wardrobe of my character in Blue Jasmine is the last vestige of her former life as a wealthy lady. She loses everything when her husband's shady business is exposed, and I spent a lot of time thinking about which clothes she would hide from the Feds. I knew she would keep her Chanel jacket. It might be somewhat frayed, but she needed to use it as a mask."

Oprah Winfrey on her first movie star crush:

"My first crush at the movies was on Robert Duvall 
inThe Godfather. He's really the unsung hero of the film, the stabilizer of the family. He keeps everybody going, and he knows all the secrets, but he has his own sense of honor and dignity. 
I love that. I loved him."

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