On Wednesday, actor Jennifer Lawrence sat down with Viola Davis for Variety’s Actors on Actors series. During the 45-minute talk, the stars spoke about their career experiences, and Lawrence reflected on her role as the lead character in The Hunger Games franchise. Notably, it was The Hunger Games series that led the Silver Linings Playbook actor to superstardom. However, while chatting about The Hunger Games, Lawrence implied that she was the first woman to lead an action movie.

Lawrence told Davis, “I remember when I was doing Hunger Games, nobody had ever put a woman in the lead of an action movie because it wouldn’t work — because we were told girls and boys can both identify with a male lead, but boys cannot identify with a female lead.”

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The actor also remarked on how she’s watched the industry change and added that she was glad there are now more barrier-breaking action movies than ever before. “It just makes me so happy every single time I see a movie come out that just blows through every one of those beliefs, and proves that it is just a lie to keep certain people out of the movies,” Lawrence stated.

But, according to Buzzfeed News, Lawrence’s comments weren’t well received by viewers, who quickly pointed out that the Don’t Look Up actor was hardly the first woman to star in an action movie. They cited notable action performances from stars like Michelle Yeoh, Uma Thurman, Michelle Rodriguez, and Milla Jovovich in reaction to Lawrence’s words.

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Jennifer Lawrence Said She Knows She Wasn’t the First Woman to Lead an Action Movie

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In response to the criticism, Lawrence clarified her comments, saying she wasn’t trying to discredit anyone else’s work. “That’s certainly not what I meant to say at all. I know that I am not the only woman who has ever led an action film,” Lawrence told The Hollywood Reporter on Thursday. She then added, “What I meant to emphasize was how good it feels. And I meant that with Viola — to blow past these old myths that you hear about … about the chatter that you would hear around that kind of thing. But it was my blunder and it came out wrong. I had nerves talking to a living legend.”

The actor similarly reflected on how the meaning behind a quote can change when it’s taken out of context, adding that though she often doesn’t find it necessary to correct, she felt it was important to speak about her recent comments. Lawrence said, “One time I was quoted saying that Donald Trump was responsible for hurricanes. I felt that one was ridiculous, that it was so stupid I didn’t need to comment. But this one, I was like, ‘I think I want to clarify.’” Lawrence can be seen in her latest film, Causeway, alongside Brian Tyree Henry, available to stream now on AppleTV+.