As part of his "Journey 2: The Mysterious Island" promotions, Josh Hutcherson put together a cover issue for the February/March 2012 installment of Nylon Guys.
The 19-year-old donned a Louis Vuitton jacket, Volcon t-shirt and GAP jeans for the Kenneth Cappello shot front page while talking about being a Kentucky boy, having a connection with his "Hunger Games" character Peeta and wanting to direct someday.
Highlights from Josh's interview are as follows. For more, be sure to visit Nylon Guys!
On his Kentucky roots:
"I have a couch on my front porch, Christmas lights up year-round, and a Jack Daniels pool table. I'm tried-and-true Kentucky blue.
On reading "The Hunger Games" books:
"I tore through them in like five days – I loved it. And I loved Peeta. It was scary to me how much I connected with Peeta. He had this belief that no matter what circumstances you're put into, you maintain being true to yourself, and that's one of my golden morals. In this business especially, you have a lot of opportunities to be fake. When Peeta goes into the games, he's not going to let it change who he is. And I'm going into the game of the acting world, and I'm not going to let it change who I am."
On his desire to direct someday:
"I've always wanted to get behind the camera, but it takes a lot of time. I don't want to half-ass it."
On lending support to Straight But Not Narrow:
"To have a 'manly man guy' come out and say, 'Yeah guys, being gay is totally cool,' I think this is getting the message out there that it makes you more of a man to be comfortable with who you are and what you believe in."