The 34-year-old actor best known as Spock in Star Trek has been noticing a lot of things lately—from tabloid excess to financial corruption—that he finds highly illogical.
Interview by David Walters, Photograph by Chris Mcpherson

Details: In your new movie, Margin Call, you play an investment-bank risk analyst during the 2008 financial collapse. You’re a little more smoldering than the average bean counter.
Zachary Quinto: Our director, J.C. Chandor, brought that up once. He said, “I just wish we could shave your head. You’d look a little less put-together.” The funny thing is, a month and a half after we wrapped, I did shave my head for a play. J.C. said, “That’s the way you should have looked in the movie!” [Laughs.] I’m sure there are dudes on the floors of Wall Street who look like me.

Details: Were you concerned about whether you could inspire empathy for a bunch of overpaid suits?
Zachary Quinto: We’re not necessarily asking for empathy, just providing access to a world in which these people were ultimately pawns in a much larger game. There were certainly people who acted reprehensibly, but there were also people who were just following orders.

Details: What can you tell us about your role in Ryan Murphy’s new TV drama, American Horror Story?
Zachary Quinto: I think at this point I can safely say I’m playing a ghost. But they were very strict with the scripts. I had to go to the studio on my first day at seven in the morning and watch the pilot alone in the editing bay. I was so freaked out. I was in this dark room breathing that stagnant non-circulated air . . . It totally put me in the right frame of mind. (more…)

I have a great update today for you. 90+ HQ pictures of Zach at Margin Call press done last October 05 was donated by my friend Ali.

The gallery was updated with the first HQ pictures batch of Zach latest appearances during September and October. Check it:

After chatting a bit about his latest film, Margin Call, Quinto took the time to talk American Horror Story and what we can expect from him on the show. He’s already shot two episodes, set to air next week as a two-part Halloween episode, and is set to shoot a third this week. As for his character, Quinto notes, “He certainly likes his wine.” Is he an alcoholic going to McDermott’s character for guidance? Nope, he’s dead, or, as Quinto explained, “He’s recently dead,” which leaves him still feeling entitled to the house and jealous of its new occupants.

Zach attended last night the Margin Call premiere in New York. I added the first batch of HQ/MQ pictures to the gallery:

Since Zachary Quinto pronounced himself a “gay man” in a New York magazine interview and then took to his blog to pen an explanation about his decision to come out, the “Star Trek” actor has been overwhelmed by the positive response across the Web.

“It’s been enormously supportive — universally, unanimously supportive, I’m really grateful for that.”

Quinto explained that the recent suicide of Jamey Rodemeyer, a young teen who was the victim of gay bullying, made him realize that he could no longer live a gay life without acknowledging in public that he was, in fact, gay. From the timelines of Twitter to the comments section on his blog, the response to his announcement has been supportive. “I admire your courage for looking inside yourself and realizing what kind of real power you have for making a difference,” one commenter on his blog wrote.

While the actor has been an outspoken advocate on gay issues in the past, recording an “It Gets Better” video last fall, Quinto told us he’s now looking forward to diving more fully into the ever-evolving conversation about teen sexuality and bullying.

“I feel like I made that declaration so that I can be a part of this conversation moving forward. I did it in my own time, on my own terms, in my own words. That’s exactly the way that I wanted to do it, and I’m really proud of that. When the time is right to continue the conversation forward, I certainly will do that. That’s why I took those steps in the first place.”