Actress Jennifer Lawrence says she wants a man who allows her to be herself in all situations.

The 24-year-old star told Madame Figaro magazine that the guy for her is "one who allows the woman to be herself in all situations."

"Otherwise, you might as well stay single," she added.

The Oscar winner is currently on a press tour for "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1", releasing Nov 21, reports eonline.com.

It took Lawrence three days to say yes to the role of Katniss Everdeen (her character in "The Hunger Games" series) when it was first offered to her.

"I realised that whatever I do, at any level, I would lose a part of my private life. For each 'everyday' photo published, I generally spent three hours playing cat and mouse with photographers," she said.