Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time actress Gemma Arterton confessed she always wanted to be a rock star. When she was younger she dreamed of taking to the stage. Now she thinks the closest thing she will ever get to achieve her ambition is to portray a musician in a movie.
“Music is my biggest passion aside from anything else,” the actress told Britain’s NME magazine. “I was in lots of dodgy bands growing up and I always fancied myself in a band. But, you know, I was rubbish at writing music. So maybe one day I’ll play a rock star, or a punk rocker.”
However, the British star isn’t interested in landing a role in the forthcoming biopic of Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain, and believes unknown stars should be cast as the tragic rocker and his widow Courtney Love.
“Maybe they should find someone new, because when you’re playing an iconic character, if you get someone really famous to play them, sometimes you’re watching someone really famous play someone else, and it’s nice when it’s a completely new person,” she said.
