Lucy Lawless Enjoys Playing a Society-Climbing Schemer in Spartacus: Blood and Sand'

Olympian.com talked with Lucy Lawless in advance of Friday night's season finale.

Q. What is drawing audiences to this show?

A. It's a really rewarding show, rich with intrigue. There's blood and sex, and everything that is very base and basic, everything that is very carnal is on full display here. You can't help but be pulled in.

Q. What attracted you to the role of the scheming Lucretia?

A. My husband (Robert G. Tapert) happens to be the executive producer and had been working on this for years. ... Even though the role scared me a little, I knew it was just a new kind of television and I wanted to be part of that. ... I had never played a Lady Macbeth role, and who doesn't want to do that?

Q. How do you tackle a role like that?

A. You have to just keep (the performance) really small, and real. The hard part is that you have to resist being over the top with it. That has no tension in it.

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