Zach Quinto Credit: NBC

Actor Zachary Quinto has, so far, impressed as the anti-hero we love to hate as he plays the destructive Syler on the hit NBC series "Heroes". We wanted to know if this darkly sexy baddie will recover his full powers this new season, details on an upcoming battle between Sylar and Kristen Bell's Elle character, what makes Sylar tick and what is it like to play the Sci Fi icon young Spock in the upcoming Star Trek movie?

TeenTelevision: Zach, when you first signed on to play Sylar, did you have any idea how popular the character would get? Fans have a love/hate relationship with him.

Zachary: Absolutely not. I don't think there's any way to sort of predict how powerful this show has been for all of us involved and then for our audience. When you get involved in it, it's something that sort of takes you by storm a little bit. And this is obviously the biggest example in my experience of that happening. And obviously I'm most grateful that it did, but had no way of telling when I signed on.

TeenTelevision: Did you always think you would be doing so much Sci Fi as an actor?

Zachary: I never imagined that my experience would lead me so deeply into the comic book and science fiction world as it has. But again it's something that I'm incredibly grateful for. [I come from theater) and I think there's something very theatrical about those worlds. The world of 'Heroes' is incredibly heightened and there's something very theatrical about it. So while I never really expected it, it doesn't necessarily surprise me now that I'm ensconced in it.