David O. Russell on Jennifer Lawrence

David O. Russell talking about Jennifer Lawrence s Silver Linings Playbook Oscar win and her auditioning for the Film. The director tears up as he describes working with the Oscar winner, says a spider won her the Silver Linings Playbook role, and admits Harvey Weinstein was skeptical about the actress. Jennifer Lawrence owes her 2013 best actress Oscar for Silver Linings Playbook to her audition improv with a spider, David O. Russell revealed at Loyola Marymount University Feb. 21. Russell, current