My screen test was very curious. I got a page of dialogue, no information as far as the makeup, and the costume and the whole thing [was concerned]. [The character was like] an intelligent, dark, Spock. So down I go. Everything I�ve done with the character, the voice, the mannerisms, I had on the day. So it was certainly all coming from internal, which is always good.

The director on the day was Andrew Prowse. He�s one of our screen directors and executive producers. Prowsey�s a big gangly thing. I did my test, I did it twice. And he was just bored stiff. I thought, "Hmm, that went well."

I left the test and rang my agent and said, "Whoever that guy is, I never want to see him again. I did a really good test, but we�re not going to get the job." And then I got the call two days later, to go down to Fox for a head mould. And Prowsey has been my number one supporter [since]. Basically, as soon as I walked in the room and did it, I had the job. But I really was quite disconcerted by it all. [I thought] he�s bored! But he wasn�t, that�s just him.

So it was interesting. But everything I do, I was doing before I saw the costume. Obviously there�s more detail in the movement, [but] I had the bare bones off one page. Which was good, because I have this thing - if the shoes are right for you, they�ll fit. And they fit.