ALEXANDRIA SYMONDS: I saw the movie last night, and it's amazing. Have you been going to all of the premieres?

WILLOW SHIELDS: I just went to the LA premiere.

SYMONDS: How was that?

SHIELDS: That was really awesome—it was huge!

SYMONDS: I saw some pictures. It seemed like it was probably really overwhelming.

SHIELDS: Yeah, definitely.

SYMONDS: And this is your first time dealing with all of that stuff, right? Have you found it to be a pretty natural process, or is it like a total other world?

SHIELDS: It's just like a really crazy experience. Definitely otherworldly, because all of these fans of...

"The sweetest person ever." That's how Willow's castrates describe her. So it's no wonder Hunger Games director Gary Ross cast her on the spot as the caring, animal-loving Primrose Everdeen (the District 12 girl picked for the Hunger Games 'til big sis Katniss steps in).
"[When I got the part] I was going crazy," Willow says. Like Prim, Willow wears her heart on her sleeve. The New Mexico native, who has a family of pets like dogs and chickens, has been actively involved in shelters and charity work, like the Stomp Out Bullying campaign, her entire life. In fact, it was Willow's open heart...