Go on, tell us...who is your real-life hero?
My mum because she left her country and gave up her own dream to provide for me. I think she finally forgave me as well for going into acting because she used to say, "Education, blah, blah, blah."

Where do you think Heroes is going in its second year? Are the heroes going to get more organised?
We kind of got more organised at the end of the first year but I don't think we'll ever a Justice League of America thing. Once we start wearing capes and tights and have a musical episode, you'll know its time to dump the show.

Buffy did a very impressive musical episode...
Buffy? okay, I'll give you that. But how about we start doing an ice-skating show?

What do you make of being a sex symbol?
Jeez, man, I don't know.

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