then , clearing his throat , he replied `` may it please your majesty , i have neither eye to see nor tongue to speak in this place but as the house is pleased to direct me he paused . he paused here and looked back up at the camera . `` wait , of course-you are meant to be here . someone with a pure and giving heart . but everyone must purchase tickets in order to play the games . the idea of being a single mother and what it might mean for my career scared the hell out of me . '' 