Actress Gemma Arterton, who portrayed “Strawberry Fields” in the 2008 James Bond thriller, Quantum of Solace, said on Tuesday that no one needs a female James Bond.
Speaking to The Times on Tuesday, Arterton said she saw no need for a woman to step into the role of British super spy James Bond.
When asked if a woman could successfully play Bond, Arterton replied, “They talk about it, but I think people would find it too outrageous. Sometimes you just have to respect the tradition.”
She went farther and insisted, “Isn’t a female James Bond like Mary Poppins being played by a man?”
Arterton also joked at how being in Quantum has been such a notable role for her.
“I don’t regret doing a Bond film, but I am perplexed why it has followed me around. I was only in the film for five minutes,” she said of the her turn in the Bond series.
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