Gemma Arterton

“I'm from a working-class background, and I've been able to make a good living, but I'm not a millionaire.”

“I was told I had to lose weight for a role. And I went, 'Okay,' and I lost the weight. But it really affected me, and now I won't do it.”

“I still don't feel I'm famous. I feel like I'm a jobbing actor who has been really lucky.”

“My dad always told me, 'Don't be a brick in the wall,' and I've always taken that to heart.”

“I think it's important to be a role model for young girls, to show them that it's okay to be strong and independent.”

“I love the theatre. It's where I feel most at home.”

“There's a lot of pressure on women to look a certain way, and I think that's wrong.”