I've said from day one that I've got no problem with nudity. I've done it throughout my career.

I carry about eight lip balms: Burts Bees, Rosebud Salve, Eos.

People do seem to think that I'm going to be some wicked witch, and then they're always surprised to find out I'm just a little clumsy nerd.

Getting the role in '300' saved me. I'd been out of work for 11 months after 'The Brothers Grimm.' Once the film came out and didn't do so well, the director Terry Gilliam blamed me for absolutely everything. It was pretty appalling, and I had started to wonder if I'd ever get another job again when I was asked to audition for '300.

I'm sort of like a T. rex in the world of female actresses. Every time a job is finished, I look at my car and think, 'Could I live in it?

Having the tattoo itself is not really for the end result for me. I like having them done.

It's a feeling without a lid, of what you would do, physically, verbally, to protect the one thing that is your greatest love.