Gemma Arterton Quotes

The cult of celebrity turned me off, and when the opportunities came along for me to play different characters, that's what I went for rather than the safe choices.

There's definitely a luxury to the fluidity of not being a mega-star. I've done a ton of really, really odd, off-the-wall movies. There's this movie I did called 'Queens of Country' a couple of summers ago that is so bananas, and if I was at a certain level, I probably would not have done that movie.

I'm American. I'm eclectic. I'm going to follow my musical passions. And if people don't like it, and it hurts my legacy, I'm not going to worry about that.

I don't have a specific style. My style is unorthodox; that is my style. So you can't really place me here, place me there, because my style is just to be anywhere, you know what I'm saying?

I don't plan my roles or my films.

I don't want to create any particular kind of image; I just want to do different types of films.

I only take up roles that really appeal to me, and like to break the rules as an actress.

It's challenging playing grey characters because there's no right way and you get to make your own rules.

I refuse some movies. I cannot always give reasons why I refuse. Sometimes, I refuse just because I feel like refusing! I always look at my role, and never bother about who the hero will be when choosing a movie.

Please don't try to make things nice! All the wrong notes are right. Just copy as I have -- I want it that way.

I think early on it's important to put that at the back of your mind and make your own choices. Sometimes you do pick the same choices, just as a matter of course - not because someone else did it first, but because it was the best choice to make. But any actor worth his salt makes something their own.

Style is something you can use, and you can be like a magpie, just taking what you want. The idea of the rigid style seemed to me then something you needn't concern yourself with, it would trap you.

I didn't have a list of dos and don'ts when I started acting, but one thing was very clear that I would only work in films which I would enjoy watching.

I don't ever really plan my sets. I just get out there and feel the energy of the crowd.

I would love to just continue playing characters that break the mold. I like making interesting decisions when playing characters, so, taking something that would seem one way and then playing it a different way.

Don't listen to some outside interpretation - do the scene as it makes sense to you and the other actor.

I am very selfish when it comes to choosing a film. There is no strategy as such; I take up anything that gives me a kick.

I just go where it feels the most honest to go; then I deal with people thinking it's weird afterwards.

I'm an actor. I can do whatever I want. As an actor, not everything has to be the most obvious choice. And sometimes, the best thing you can do is to defy expectations.

I love strange choices. I'm always interested in people who depart from what is expected of them and go into new territory.

Why not do something strange and different for once? Artists can do whatever they want!

Most of the time, when I had hits as a soloist - maybe not so much with Simon & Garfunkel - I was surprised they were hits. I didn't know what the hits were. I never thought that 'Loves Me Like A Rock' was going to be a hit, or 'Mother And Child Reunion,' or '50 Ways To Leave Your Lover.' They didn't sound like what the hits sounded like at the time. Radio was more open to things that weren't exactly what every other hit was.

All I look for is good quality stuff. Whatever I read, if I like it, then I want to do it. It's as simple as that. I don't have a master plan of, "I should do this genre, and then this."

There's a point, around the age of twenty, when you have to choose whether to be like everybody else the rest of your life, or to make a virtue of your peculiarities.

I'm not a textbook player. I'm a gut player.