Arterton Bond Quotes & Sayings

He [Daniel Craig] is mysterious, and I think that that's the thing Bond has to exude, that kind of mysterious edge. He draws you in, but he is also incredibly cool, you know, James Bond is cool and sharp and Daniel has that to a tee, and he's also got the rawness and an edginess to him that is slightly unhinged, and you're not sure what is going on there, and I think that is really intriguing and interesting. It is a lot weightier and gritty, and he has that. — Gemma Arterton

I think my favorite is Honor Blackman because she is classy and she is British. With Bond, I love how British it is actually. She is classy and clever and smart and sharp. — Gemma Arterton

I was approached by Avon which took me by surprise, cause I thought "why me?" I thought it would be Olga, but they wanted me to be the face of their fragrance and since filming Bond I have recorded an ad that looks great and obviously the stills. It's brilliant because I never thought I would get to do anything like that and it is a lovely opportunity. — Gemma Arterton

Would you have a great empire? Rule over yourself. — Publilius Syrus

There are some things so serious that you have to laugh at them. — Niels Bohr

The normal background-noise type of guilt that comes from just being alive this far into the twentieth century, — Douglas Adams

I used to play chess when I was a kid and participate in national-level tournaments with the geekiest guys. This one time, I was losing terribly, so I batted my eyelashes and flirted as I asked for a draw. My dad just couldn't believe it. He thought, 'What have I created, a floozy?' But it worked! — Jordana Spiro

You know, my poor grandmother once told me that the way to a man's heart was through his stomach. Life has taught me that it's actually a few inches lower. — Jenifer Mohammed

He could feel her laughter against his chest, and at that moment he thought that there was no better feeling than making Emma Morley laugh. — David Nicholls

I've cooked just about everything really. — Jamie Oliver

I don't think there's anybody in this organization not focused on the 49ers ... I mean Chargers. — Bill Belichick

I was on this boat in the middle of the ocean scuba diving for this film I did, and I was with actor Mackenzie Cook, who is in it as well, and I didn't have my phone on me. The producer of the film handed me over this phone and said "someone is on the phone for you Gemma," and here I am completely in all of the scuba gear on with the tank on, and a helmet. My agent just went "dum, dum, dum, dum"(hums Bond theme song), and I just knew then, and I went ahhhh madness, and I was over the moon, — Gemma Arterton

I grew up on Bond, and it is part of my culture, especially in Britain. Just to be known as a Bond girl is an incredible thing for me, because some of my favorite actresses have been Bond girls, like Diana Rigg and Honor Blackman, and they have continued to work and be brilliant. I am honored and flattered to be called that, even though I don't really think my character is Bond-girly, but I'm still going to be labeled as a Bond girl, which is completely brilliant. — Gemma Arterton

If you will, then you will, for nothing can withstand your will. As your faith is, so you are, where your mind is there you are. — Todd Rundgren

I did it! I stopped time.

[Hampton Green] — Tim Tharp