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

I hate being looked at. Can't stand it. I know, I know - I picked the wrong career.

It's amazing the things that you cry at. I cry when I smell my son's hair in the morning. We have a moment of peace and I'll be like, 'Ahhhh! How can you love this much?'

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

I almost never get recognised in the street.

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.

Since being quite young, I've had a very strong sense of independence and survival. As a child, I was on my own two feet emotionally.