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Another FAN QUESTION FOR LESTAT answered:

Lestat here. And this time, I’m going to answer two questions. The first is from Bridgett Davenport: “Lestat, excluding vampires, who is the most interesting non-human you have met?” —- I would say the ghost of Roger whom I encountered in “Memnoch the Devil.” Roger was the first of my victims and maybe my only victim ever to come back from the dead to talk to me in ghostly form. He terrified me (temporarily anyway), and fascinated me. This was my first real experience with ghosts and how ghost “incarnate.” I don’t want to think of any of my other victims coming back to haunt me, ever. I have come to no first conclusions as to what Roger’s visitation actually meant. —- Second Question: From Elise Miller: “Lestat, you’ve seen so much and lived through so many years of human turmoil, does the current state of humanity irk you, or do you pay little attention to it?” — It’s the opposite, Elise. I’m in awe of the current state of humanity, the inventiveness, the imagination, the technological knowledge, the artistic fertility, and the huge areas of the globe that are at peace. I’m more than ever optimistic about the future of humankind, and all the more sad that I can witness human progress but never be part of it. But I’m an optimist by nature, I must admit. I’m profoundly grateful that I’m able to watch all this from the sidelines, and glory in the new music, the new art, the new humanistic philosophies being developed all the time.

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Another QUESTION FOR LESTAT answered: 

Lestat here: Jasmine Donovan has asked: “Lestat, what do you believe has helped you to adapt to the changes in the world over the years and has helped you to survive through all the trials and tribulations you have faced? — Jasmine, it is my optimism and rebellious spirit. I simply refuse to be defeated. No matter what happens to me, I fight back and I fight for myself and fight to turn the experience into something meaningful. This is not a virtue. This is an inherent disposition. I can’t help it. Having been made a vampire against my will, I refused to be bad at being bad, if being bad was my destiny. And ultimately I refused to accept other people’s definitions of being bad, or being damned or being cursed, and sought some path for myself which enabled me to be proud of what and whom I am. I make a lot of mistakes, a lot of blunders. But I never give up. I never despair for long. I can’t. I’m always spinning straw into gold. And this is why I survive, more than anything. I am in my unfolding stories what the world calls a comic character, rather than a tragic character, because I am never permanently undone by anything, never finished or ruined, never permanently destroyed, no matter how great are my own flaws. I always come back. Always. Thanks, Jasmine for the question. I hope I’ll see more good questions tonight on this page at 10 p.m.

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Who’s your favourite charactor of IWTV, mine is Santiago, it’s bad that he isn’t that much in the movie cause he’s awesome.

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Y’know I have to give you some credit for choosing Santiago bc he does not get nearly enough attention. Yes he’s a terrible, awful, monster, but he was a great character, a fantastic actor, a cruel antagonist… it takes some effort to be that evil!

I suspect and there is a secret fanfic that supports this theory that Santiago considered himself 2nd-in-command and maybe more to Armand, and he felt himself very usurped when Louis came into the picture, and had it in for Louis from the first moment Armand made heart-eyes at Louis. 

Santiago deserved some decent backstory. 

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MY favorite character of IWTV… that’s tough. In terms of the movie I think all of the actors (even Antonio!!!) did a fantastic job with their roles. I’d go with Claudia only because she was just the perfect mix of sweetness and icy screamy-ness and just had Louis wrapped around her little finger. 

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In book!IWTV it’s Lestat who’s my fave… How can you not love him with this combination (and more!) of character traits: Charismatic, mixing silly with sinister, mysteriously hinting at a rich and traumatic backstory (which we definitely got later), and of course, lastly, intensely handsome. 

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Another Question for Lestat answered. 

Lestat here: Readers, so many good questions have been submitted for me — last night and today — that it’s difficult to choose one. But I have settled on this question from James Estacado: “Which experience was the most life changing, becoming a vampire, meeting Akasha, meeting the body thief or meeting Memnoch? — Becoming a vampire is the most significant of these experiences, obviously, as a vampire is what I am today. I’m an immortal as the result of becoming a vampire. Akasha of course greatly strengthened my powers and my faith in our ancient history, but it was as a vampire that I received what Akasha had to give. Meeting the body thief could have been terminal for me — as life changing as being made immortal. After all, the body thief gave me an opportunity to be mortal again and to die in a mortal body; but thanks to him, I came to realize that I didn’t want to be mortal, and that I didn’t want to die. I was reborn as an immortal thanks to the body thief. I would say the least life changing experience was my encounter with Memnoch, though I still do not know entirely what it all meant. Memnoch confused and embittered me but in the final analysis, Memnoch left me as skeptical as I’d ever been – about the world – before we met. I detest Memnoch, and frankly, I don’t think I’ve seen the last of him. But how can I know? I loathe him and distrust him completely. But enough on Memnoch. I have better things on my mind of late. Like answering your questions, for instance. —- I hope you all will have more questions for me this evening.