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For me, horror movies are a real escape.

Sometimes it's a bizarre, fairly cold, and horrifying thing to be a parent.

I've got quite a big gay following. I played a lesbian prostitute in the TV series 'Band Of Gold' but I think my following really grew when I played one in the film 'Imagine Me & You,' with Piper Perabo.

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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. They'll come up and ask: 'so when you turned your head slightly in that scene, what were you thinking?'

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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.

From Lena Headey

I am very much a seat-of-the-pants actor. I will prepare when I have to. But I like being unprepared.

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There is something in the act of having tattoos done that I love. It can be quite addictive. I've got a few on my back because my friend is an artist, and a few on my arms. Every time I pass a tattoo parlour, I think, 'Maybe just a tiny one.'

From Lena Headey

Does our culture have a need for violence? I don't know. I guess it's a personal thing.

From Lena Headey

I look at someone like Kathryn Bigelow, and I have so much admiration. She's playing in the boy's sandpit, and winning.

From Lena Headey

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.'

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