Gemma Arterton reveals that she likes to now be able to pick and choose her projects.
The British actress has already had a busy year with two blockbuster movies, in the form of Clash of the Titans and Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time under her belt.
But as well as working on big budget movies Arterton has also taken on smaller projects such as The Disappearance of Alice Creed and Tamara Drewe.
Speaking to Collider she said: "Yeah, yeah for sure. I mean, last year I made 4 movies and also did a play, so I just didn’t stop and I think for the first couple of years I needed to get myself sort of out there, but also do good work in between that I was proud of that was kind of doing the TV bits and the small movies as well.
"Now I feel like I’m in a better place because you know I feel like I’m getting respect which is really cool because I’ve kind of had to work for that a little bit and so yeah, I’ve got a little bit more of promotional stuff to do and then I can have a bit of time off which I can’t wait.
"It means I can be more... hopefully because there’s more stuff coming my way, I can choose more.
"I don’t have to do everything that comes my way, which is really great, so I’m being more selective and therefore having a bit more time."
And Tamara Drewe is the next project for Arterton, the movie premiered at the Cannes Film Festival last week, and sees her work with The Queen filmmaker Stephen Frears.
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