Gal Gadot On Wonder Woman's Powers & Complaints About Her Frame

Israeli actress Gal Gadot ("Fast & Furious 6") is currently doing press in her home country. A new interview that she conducted with Israeli press, which may have originated from Ynetnews, has been translated by 'omermer,' a member of SuperHeroHype's forum.

In it, Gadot discusses Wonder Woman's superpowers as well as criticism that she was too skinny to portray DC Comics' Amazonian Princess.

Gadot on when she found out she landed the role of Wonder Woman:

Gal: "I never had to wait so long for a reply. It was a month and a half of torture. It was a crazy roller-coaster. I couldn't talk about it to anyone. On the day they promised a reply I was flying to NY for another gig. When the plane landed I saw I had a lot of missed calls. I called my agent still sitting in the plane with the belt on. She told me ' Congratulations! You got the part.' During the flight I set next to a really nice man. A scientist from The Weizmann Institute of Science. He talked the entire flight about quantum physics. Now, imagine me, sitting on the plane, looking for a little piece of privacy, burring my head between my legs and starting to scream 'Oh my god!' again and again, because I just can't believe it. Then I hang up the phone and he looks at me like 'what just happened?' and asks if everything is alright. I tell him ' I can't really say anything but you will probably read about it tomorrow in the paper.'"

Interviewer: "When your casting was announced a lot of comic book nerds said that your body didn't match Wonder Woman's."

Gal: "Don't be shy. They said that I was too skinny and my boobs were too small."

She laughs.

Interviewer: "Were you offended?"

Gal: "I'm really lucky nothing in my life was instantaneous. When I was younger I would take criticism really hard. But now it mostly amused me. The true amazons had one boob so it won't bother them in their archery. So it's not going to be like real amazons. We always try to make everyone happy but we can't.

Interviewer: "But isn't it embarrassing that your breast size became a topic of international discussion?"

Gal: "No. After they asked me here, In Israel, if I have eating disorders and why am I so skinny, they said my head was too big and my body was like a broomstick I can take anything. It's just empty talk. I understand that part of what I'm doing means being exposed. And part of being exposed is being under fire (criticism)."

Interviewer: "Between all this you have a career to run. You are on the fast track to be a comic and action star. How important is it for you not to be taken as just an action star?"

Gal: "I will never take for granted the job I have right now. (she actually said 'I will never spit into the well from which I drink from'. It's a phrase in Hebrew that means she won't make fun or look poorly on what she is doing right now. I forgot the equivalent in English ). Playing Wonder Women is a once in a lifetime opportunity. I can't describe to you how much I wanted to play this character without even knowing I wanted to play her. I met a lot of people from the industry in LA for meetings. They always asked me 'what's your dream role?', and I never could define it. I always answered that I wanted to play a women that is strong and will be a source for women empowerment. I don't want to play a damsel in distress that needs to be saved. I don't like it when women in the movies are shown as the victims. I always thought that if I could send out a massage I want to show the strong side of a woman and how she can handle tough situations."

Interviewer: "Someone heard your prayers."

Gal: "Yes, I get to play the strongest most empowering woman ever – Wonder Woman. I'm so grateful and I thank god every day. I want to devour it and enjoy every bite. "

Interviewer: "By the way, what are Wonder Woman's powers?"

Gal: "She has unbelievable endurance. She is exceptionally strong. She can jump really high and practically fly. She know tons of martial arts styles. She is a strong and serious Woman."

will arrive in theaters March 25, 2016 and the Wonder Woman solo film will arrive June 23, 2017.