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• I always thought I was going to end up an old spinster, with my cats and fur coats.

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• I am terrible at video games and I am really competitive. And if I am not the best at something, I go absolutely crazy!

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• You can’t connect with something you’re not passionate about.

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• I love strange things; my favorite movies are weird, eclectic, and intriguing.

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• I’m always surprised at what I actually end up doing because I don’t have a strategy or a game plan, especially now that I’m making my own choices.

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• I actually had a cockney accent before I went to drama school. It’s softened up a bit.

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• I was quite naughty at school.

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• Especially with girls, people always want to put them in little brackets.

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• I probably should get a bit more star-struck but I never do.

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• I don’t go out and go to parties and do all of that.

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• I don’t want to be about the way I look – my body, my hair, my makeup, all those boring things.

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• I’ve done about four deaths in films now, and I think it’s quite good because then it’s sort of a memorable moment in the film.

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• Never in my short career, I’ve never had that experience where I wasn’t sure if I was acting or if it was real.

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• I was in lots of dodgy bands growing up and I always fancied myself in a band. But, you know, I was rubbish at writing music. So maybe one day I’ll play a rock star, or punk rocker.

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• Music is my biggest passion aside from anything else.

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• I was born with six fingers on each hand.

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• I was born with lots of deformities.

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• I wouldn’t change a thing in my own life, but I’d like to go back in time anyway though, just to some sort of eras that I wish I’d lived in – like the ’60s. I’d love to have been in London in the ’60s, partying away.

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• I’m always listening to music; I can’t live without it.

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• I’ve never been to the opera; I’ve only seen opera on DVD.

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Gemma Arterton (30)

Birth:	2nd February, 1986
Nationality:	British
Profession:	Actress

About

Gemma Christina Arterton was born in Gravesend, Kent, England. She is an English actress. She made her film debut in the comedy film St Trinian's in 2007. Her breakthrough role was in the James Bond film Quantum of Solace, playing Bond Girl Strawberry Fields, which won her an Empire Award for Best Newcomer. She graduated from Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 2008. Her sister, Hannah Arterton, is also an actress. Her role in several films include: Three and Out, Tamara Drewe, Clash of the Titans, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, Byzantium, Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, and Runner Runner.

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