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If you see Zachary Quinto on the small screen, chances are something bad is about to happen.

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I figure coming back to something familiar that I know people enjoy is the first step in that process.

Is it liberating to be hidden behind prosthetics?It is.

Everything that you’re free to do prosthetically, we did.

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There really was no part of my face that was uncovered.

He allowed my choices as an actor to translate through these layers of glue and silicon and paint.

Manx is also a product of his own trauma.

It seems like Vic will be a problem for Manx, too.Shes a bit of an obstacle.

Still, Manxs most important relationship is with his car.

[Laughs] Totally, the car has its own identity and its own energy.

Its an actual vintage 1938 Rolls-Royce Wraith, so it has a lot of quirks and little temperamentalisms.

They have personalities of their own.

Youre doing something specific with Manxs voice: Its a little bit period, a little British.

He speaks in a little bit of a different rhythm and a different modality than other people.

He is this immortal supernatural villain, but hes also gotta get gas.

What is that like?

BetweenHeroes,American Horror Story, andNOS4A2, youve played a lot of deeply unsettling TV villains.

I dont necessarily have a clear answer.

I think, on some level, it serves an important cultural purpose.

Its been a few years since we last saw you play Spock.

IsStar Trek 4in limbo?

There were at one point reported to be multiple scripts in play.Yeah, I think there were like three.

But theres no telling right now if itll happen or not.

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