I enjoy what I do and it's a great way to live your life.

I almost never get recognised in the street.

For me, horror movies are a real escape.

With fantasy and sci-fi, it's based in a real fandom. You're presenting to experts, and their source material is really important to them.

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 do what I do; I cant control who thinks what.

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.