Alexander Ludwig suits up for the April/May 2012 cover of DaMan magazine.

The 19-year-old actor opened up about life in The Hunger Games and revealed one deep, surprising secret in the new issue.

“I gained almost 40 pounds of muscle for this role. I’m currently working on getting back to how I was before Cato,” Alexander shared. “As an actor, I feel that it’s important to make a physical commitment to create a character and it’s also important for me to return to my normal self.”

And what other physical commitment does he wish he could do? “I’d like to be a good dancer.”

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