British actress Emily Blunt has been very fortunate in her Hollywood roles thus far since she has been able to play pretty "strong" female characters, first as formidable fighter Sergeant Rita Vrataski In "The Edge of Tomorrow" then now as a dedicated FBI agent in the upcoming film "Sicario."
During an interview with Uproxx, Blunt was lauded for portraying these strong female characters, but the actress admittedly feels very overwhelmed with the praise. "My issue with that is I don't know what the definition of 'strong' is. And the two characters they are talking about is where I'm wielding a gun. So, I take that with a real pinch of salt. I don't necessarily see it as something I celebrate," she said.
When it was explained that tough female characters, who can stand their own against male leads are hard to come by, Blunt seemed to warm up to the recognition. "Oh, I think so, too," she finally agreed. "I think it's great and I'm happy to contribute. It's more of an anomaly to see a woman like that, so I think it's a bit easy to say, 'Oh, you're so strong' - whereas I'm playing a character who is completely vulnerable throughout the course of the film."
One vulnerable character she will be playing in the future is Rachel Watson in the movie adaptation of Paula Hawkins' bestselling novel "The Girl On the Train."
Blunt said that she is very flattered for being associated as a "strong" actress, but jokes that she is "slightly worried that I'm being put into a position where I might have to go to the gym a lot more."
"Which is what I don't want to do!" she laughingly added. "Which is probably why I'm playing a schlubby alcoholic next in 'The Girl on the Train.'" Other stars in the film will be "Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation" star Rebecca Ferguson as Anna and "Music and Lyrics" actress Haley Bennett as Megan.
Blunt is ready to reprise her role in "The Edge of Tomorrow" sequel with Tom Cruise as her leading man, but she said that writers have a lot on their plate to make the sequel even better than the original film.
"But the idea would have to be good; it would just have to be a great idea. I don't want to dilute how great the first one is with a second one that's not as good. I'm terrified of sequels, to be honest with you," she admitted.
