London
(ANI):
Gemma
Arterton
had
almost
quit
her
role
as
a
Bond
girl
in
Quantum
Of
Solace
when
a
movie
executive
disparaged
her
"common" accent.
The
star
was
cast
as
agent
Strawberry
Fields
in
Daniel
Craig"s
second
007
outing
in
2008.
However,
she
almost
walked
out
when
one
American
film
chief
warned
her
that
if
she
carried
on
talking
in
her
native
British
accent
she
would
only
ever
be
cast
as
a
maid.
"I
said,
Hello!
I'm
playing
a
Bond
girl
who
works
for
the
British
consulate!''
I
was
so
annoyed
I
nearly
walked
out...
I
went
through
this
whole
thing
of,
''I''m
common
compared
to
all
these
Oxford
graduates.
I
don''t
know
anything,''" the
Daily
Star
quoted
her
as
telling
GQ
magazine.
The
actress"
accent
almost
cost
her
a
role
in
upcoming
blockbuster
'Prince
of
Persia:
The
Sands
of
Time"
-
after
director
Mike
Newell
ordered
her
to
lose
her
twang
and
speak
"posh".
And
now,
the
24-year-old
beauty
is
working
with
a
voice
coach
after
moviemaker
Stephen
Frears
advised
her
to
seek
professional
help
during
a
recent
audition.
"I
went
into
this
meeting
and
he
went,
Oh
dear,
oh
dear.
Why
do
you
speak
like
that?
And
I
went,
''It's
where
I'm
from.
He
said,
Well,
you
are
going
to
have
to
sort
that
out,"
added
Arterton.