This article contains spoilers for theInterview with the Vampireseason 1 finale.
Do you feel youve accomplished that, and how does it feel?
Jacob Anderson: Yeah, I think he does let the story seduce.
I think it reveals at the end that Louis let the story seduce himself.
To the extent that he believes it himself.
Maybe he believes there are things that he says that might not be completely reliable.
Yeah, I think he succeeded.
Maybe a little bit too well.
And how does that energize your performance?
We did it so many times.
I always talk about the practical effects of this show, but theyre so astonishing.
Its almost worth ruining the illusion just to know how we shot it.
Every shot was just beautiful the way they make those things.
Jacob Anderson: And fun fact, that head is the head of Adam OByrne, producer.
Jacob Anderson: [Mimicking] Get back to work!
Bailey, you play the same scenarios in two different worlds.
Louis first telling and then after Daniel bullies them into the real story.
Im assuming you shoot these on the same set at the same time?
How do you differentiate these realities internally?
Bailey Bass: We have an incredible crew thats very supportive.
When you add up all the vampire abuses, do you feel Lestat earned an attempted death sentence?
Sam Reid: I hope so.
I hope he earned it, and I hope people feel like that was earned.
I mean, God, what other choice do these people have but to kill him?
And I think he knows that too.
I really hope the audience feel that he should have died.
And I need to die.
[Laughs]
Bailey, Claudia instigated it.
Bailey Bass: I think Claudia is, definitely, like: Yes, he should have died.
When Im watching it as a fan, I see why people dont want Lestat to die.
But then I also played Claudia, and I know how her brain works.
And of course, he deserved to die.
Jacob Anderson: No, I think Louisdoesntnecessarily feel like he wants him to die.
I think a lot of it is about freedom.
Theyre trapped in his house, and Claudia and Louis are essentially prisoners.
He needs to go and sit in the naughty coffin and think about what hes done.
Its like theyre on a break, essentially.
Get out of there.
Hes got a lot of issues that he doesnt really deal with.
Hopefully, this is the first step in a character arc for Lestat.
Jacob Anderson: Its like any relationship, right?
Without that, how can you move on and establish something new?
Sam Reid: Yeah, yeah.
They live forever, you know?
You gotta make big choices.
Jacob Anderson: Nights.
Sam Reid: Yeah.
Jacob Anderson: Yeah, because the scripts are so beautifully written.
Theyre so dense, full of ideas, and full of beautiful dialogue.
You dont want to mess any of it up.
You have to switch your brain into a place where it can operate at full capacity.
You have to rework it to keep acting at 100%.
Along with that, no one could have prepared me for the lenses.
Your vision is restricted.
No one can even explain that until you feel it on your eyeball.
Sam Reid: Yeah, the nights and the lenses.
Its like this bizarre dream primordial soup.
How will season two deal with Claudia and Louis falling out?
Jacob Anderson: How exciting to find out.
I cant wait to find out.
