Gemma Arterton Quotes

My parents are both very stylish, so they always encouraged me to explore when it came to personal style. I went through a lot of crazy phases, and I'm still finding myself.

I wouldn't be myself if I weren't always trying to be someone else. I only have so much time on this earth and I want to be as many people as possible.

We're constantly morphing into different outward manifestations of ourselves. That's what I find curious about people.

Do we change every time we have a new encounter? Are we endlessly mutable? I think these are fascinating questions: it's a rich vein to tap, and I don't think I have exhausted it fully yet.

My physical transformations - like changing my hair - are usually a reflection of what's inspiring me at the moment.

Life is the most versatile thing under the sun; and in the pursuit of life and character the author who works in a groove works in blinkers.

Some people choose their style at the age of 14, but I changed mine all the time.

I'm still learning who I am. One minute I have black hair, the next it's red. One day I'm wearing Converse sneakers, and the next I'm in the hippie look.

Be authentic to your dreams. Be authentic to your own idea about yourself. Grind away at your own minds and bodies until you become your own invention. Be Mad Scientists.

I've learnt that I've had the best results from just trying to be me, trying to make a movie or TV show I want to see or write a script I want to read, and that's really all I can offer - being authentic.

I do think that you can dress yourself out of a problem. The way that a haircut and a new pair of pants can make you feel is better than any therapist, because when you look in the mirror, you see a different person - you are a different person. It's superficial change that can lead to real change.

I really like to try my hand at everything, and I think it's probably dangerous to let oneself be pigeon-holed, not necessarily by other people, but in one's own mind.

Fashion is ultimately a form of self-expression. That's why I love trying out new things.

My style is constantly evolving. Style has been something that I think has been the hardest thing for me to come to terms with.

I like to try all kinds of styles so it always challenges me and forces me to try to look different.

With every project you do, you bring out a part of yourself, and it seems to be quite a good way of expanding a person.

I'm attracted to seeing how different I can be, pushing the boat out.

We all get a little tired of being ourselves sometimes. The answer is to reinvent yourself, but how do you do that and what is the cost?

All that I am is me. So I'm not really a poet or a writer or an actor or an activist; I'm me, and these are things that I do.

Don't laugh at a youth for his affectations; he is only trying on one face after another to find a face of his own.

Fashion allows you to be whoever you want to be.

In every role, a part of me gets to come out.

Finding your style is like putting puzzle pieces together.

I'm not going to become a costume version or caricature of myself; I like to morph.

I started to look like a cartoon character with the fringe and the catsuits. Yes, I want to change and mix it up. I want to change my hair, change my style. I want to be allowed to grow.