Gemma Arteron
Gemma Arterton has revealed that she based the character of Tamara Drewe on a friend.
The actress is back on the big screen with the new movie, which sees her work with The Queen filmmaker Stephen Frears.
Speaking to Shockya.com the actress said: "I take elements of my own life, things I can relate to. I also base my character on people I've met or seen out and about. Actually, Tamara Drewe is based on a friend of mine.
"She's probably seen it and said, 'I bet that's based on me!' She's so like that. Very much so."
And Arterton admits that she prepared for her role in an unusual way, she began writing a book about her character.
"With Tamara, I wrote a book, a good four chapters of her book, which was really, really helpful for me. I'm not a writer, but when I was writing Tamara, it was actually quite good! It was funny and sad at the same time.
"Usually I do that, write some kind of journal or something. That helps me immediately snap into it."
The movie was a change of pace from the actress, who has had a summer of blockbuster roles, butTamara Drewe was been met well by the critics on the festival circuit.
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