Australian actor Sam Reid has a lot to carry as beloved vampire figure Lestat di Lioncourt on AMC’s TV series adaptation of Anne Rice ’s “ Interview with the Vampire .” Sure, there’s accurately portraying the complex romance shared between his character and Jacob Anderson’s Louis de Pointe du Lac, but Reid is also tasked with conveying how his character is seen by his lover following their split. In season 2 , these hallucinations of Lestat haunt Louis as he tries to build a new relationship with Armand (Assad Zaman), an ancient vampire who hid for years under the guise of Louis’ servant.
Discussing the season in a recent interview with Collider , Reid addressed the difficulty of embracing vampiric life and how its complexities have added to the relationships portrayed. When asked what the hardest part of shooting Season 2 was, Reid said, “Dream Lestat — the dream ghost version that we had. I wasn’t totally sold on his presence.
[Laughs] I was worried he was going to be annoying. But as we slowly worked through it, I ended up having a real soft spot for that version of Lestat and that kind of sweet, dopey, innocent, naive character. I really enjoyed him in the end.
” Despite learning to love these elements of his character, Reid still admits that being an immortal blood-sucker isn’t a walk in the park. “Gosh, being a vampire is hard,” he said to Collider. “Picking somebody who you feel is gonna be able to stand the test of time and be a good vampi.