Interview with the Vampire Cast Breaks Down Claudia and Lestat's Love-Hate Dynamic

We sit down with Sam Reid (Lestat), Assad Zaman (Armand), and Delainey Hayles (Claudia) from Interview with the Vampire. The cast delves into the complex love-hate relationship between Lestat and Claudia, exploring the dynamics and intense emotions that define their characters. They break down behind-the-scenes stories, character insights, and what to expect in Season 3.
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[@bee_zzus]

Finally Claudia questions that aren't "so you died how was dying"

[@greenytaddict]

😆

[@theurbanoutlander4565]

Right!?

[@Lizzy91Mcfly]

I thought the same, like finally! Delaney got better questions, she did an amazing job she need more praising and ask her more about claudia as a character not only her death

[@Mel-me9sw]

I really out loud said "wait, someone finally asked about claudeline?!"

[@kimberleywilliams7802]

I love when the writers don't hate their cast 😭😭😭

[@exhaustedpunk1477]

Honestly! it is so interesting to see the collaborative workings and relationships between all the people involved in this show, quite rare and refreshing

[@sotheresthatpodcast]

@@exhaustedpunk1477the last time I saw this depth of collaboration was Supernatural. They all left the show best friends n godparents of each others children

[@Mazacus]

Yes! I will never forgive how Julie treated Kat G from TVD

[@Kaimeretic]

The look of very quiet panic on Sam’s face as Rolin drops about 30 iconic musical names as the inspiration for the songs he’ll have to sing. Help this man lmao

[@lstarsabb]

Right that’s a lot of pressure to put into like 5 songs to think of all those artist

[@CatLady1989]

​@@lstarsabbI'm hoping for a complete album, with at least 12 songs, but yeah those are huge artists

[@struggleskywalker1025]

@@lstarsabb nah, broski said there was gonna be two albums worth of songs

[@ericasettles4444]

And he also mentioned Raleigh Ritchie, which is Jacob Anderson’s musical alias

[@skeletonflower408]

“which one is about me? which one is about me?” hahahaha assad cracks me up.

[@theurbanoutlander4565]

It's so what Armand would do 😂

[@ririrose1151]

He is adorable 😂😂

[@xBriYeon]

ugh yes the Lesdaughter moments...... she hates him but she is so much more like Les than Lou

[@ashleighcalvert8937]

It’s why she loves him so much, she sees all that Lestat sees in him, but it breaks her heart as he can’t choose her over Lestat

[@freesimorgh]

I hope Delainey comes back for season 3 and haunts Lestat.

[@erikalamares6349]

Delainey is a great actress, but I prefer Bailey Bass

[@gurlemo9720]

Disagree, I love both of them equally

[@tsvampirella]

"if you were writing this show wouldn't you bring back delainey-" WHAT DOES THAT MEAN don't play with my heart 😭😭 7:54

[@asteven8]

Same!! I loved her as Claudia. If they can find some way to bring her back even if its a Dream Claudia version, I’ll take it.

[@shannondonnelly8846]

Cool! Lestat was a ghost-memory-inner voice head trip for Louis for most of season 2, now Claudia can haunt them all forever. Same rules 💪🏼

[@uzariuh]

⁠​⁠@@asteven8 Omgg I would literally love to see a dream Claudia from Lestats mind

[@shawqin992]

Wouldn't it be amazing if she can play two characters: Louis's Dream Claudia and Lestat's Dream Claudia 😮

[@AC-jh4re]

that question the Rolin asked confirms Claudia will be with us in season 3

[@evienavarrete832]

Chappell roan being listed as inspiration or compared to lestats music is so wild to hear I'm so excited

[@alexisanalien_]

I screamed

[@2ndround415]

I feel like Claudia and Lestat’s relationship is very father/daughter when there has been a betrayal.

[@CatLady1989]

Yes, or when the child is a perpetually teenager who hates their strict parent 😂 Claudia is so "mom, I hate you! This isn't a phase!"

[@beckmannm]

Sam rolling his eyes and laughing at Rolin's TVL book silliness, as if he isn't possessed half the time 😂😂😂

[@juanitamutisa1817]

I know right 😂 I feel like Sam is a huge nerd for these books. And I mean that in the cutest way possible 😚

[@Hum255]

It was cause Rollins mentioned Jacob’s music stage name lmaoo (Raleigh Ritchie) louis will always be a part of Lestat😂💀

[@afrajahin1899]

Exactly he was a bit overwhelmed like those eye rolls saying.. Come on guys staapp itttt staappppppp 😌💅

[@beckmannm]

All of them gazing at Delainey adoringly at the beginning!! As Is Her Right!!!!

[@clcverblooms]

CHAPPEL ROAN THIS JUST KEEPS GETTING BETTER

[@erikalamares6349]

I think Sam is fascinated by Claudia, he already said she's the character he would love to interview and he really loves to talk about her

[@kaylarodrigues7892]

thank you so much for the madeleine question!! I’ve been dyinggg for delainey to have the opportunity to talk about their relationship more 😭

[@ashahayes8633]

It's very refreshing to hear thoughtful questions about the show, and specifically Claudia instead of trying to box them in with questions they obviously can't answer.

[@olliepop4389]

Probably the best SDCC interview yet? Engaged interviewer with creative questions!

[@lissethcuevas340]

LOVED the Raleigh Ritchie inclusion in the music inspo list 😂😂

[@mayaamis]

Rolin reading out the list of musical influences for Lestat for 20min while everyone else is... 😏😏😏 LMAO

[@lalva5898]

Love the inclusivity of Claudia questions. Great job to the interviewer!

[@FortressofTrees]

Great interview! I really appreciate how the interviewer clearly knows the books and show. That always makes for a better chat with better questions, and it was nice how relaxed and friendly this was. Also, hooray for a little confirmation that Delainey isn't disappearing from the show! (And I would kill to talk to Rolin about how he annotates the novels. ❤)

[@absolutetwaddle]

Yes to all of this!

[@kivonshe]

Sam: that’s my daughter! I can’t 😢 so beautiful

[@malek015Ai]

Aaaww Sam face when naming Jacob's alter ego 6:35

[@Vixen1000]

That's his boy, so excited for him.

[@walksonair]

I think this was a well balanced interview🙏🏽 The spirit of Lestat indeed.. in 72 hours upon TVL revealing himself there already are tattoos of his logo on skin, unofficial tshirts with his logo made by the no nonsense twitter fandom and a short lived beef between Lestat and Swifties…😂 this is all going very according to plan… the more meta this all gets the better for me lol

[@haileydixon7239]

Short lived??? We’re gonna be riding that laugh all hiatus

[@struggleskywalker1025]

Yeah the LeStans and the Swifties gon’ have eternal beef

[@enchantedboy66]

Assad wearing the suspenders Sam bought for him. ❤

[@jazhandsasmr]

FINALLY SOMEONE WHO LOVES DELAINEY AND CLAUDIA LIKE SHE DESERVES OMG

[@peterwilliams6361]

A perfect marriage or relationship is an illusion; there's no universal playbook for making them work. What's effective for one couple may not apply to another. Nevertheless, I've come to understand that there's always a solution to be found. Half a decade ago, my wife and I faced such trials in our marriage that divorce seemed inevitable. Yet, through perseverance and determination, we navigated through the rough waters and emerged stronger, reunited, and more resilient.

[@DarylSimpson58]

There is a lot of sense in what you just said and I hope mine works the same way too, we are currently separated but I cant live without her, I love her so much. wish I can get her back I can do anything to have her back, we have tried therapy amongst other things

[@peterwilliams6361]

Its always difficult to let someone you love go, but in my case I had the help of a spiritual adviser who saved my marriage from collapsing her name is shelly renee white..

[@DarylSimpson58]

This is helpful, I will look her up online right now...Thanks.

[@peterwilliams6361]

You wont regret it

[@jazhandsasmr]

this happened to my buddy louis de pointe du lac

[@JulesKM]

Rolin said some things that have my mind reeling with possibilities. He's really good at that--hinting just enough to get everyone thinking about what might happen, but not enough to confirm anything!

[@mitchmatt6002]

Absolutely agree! Honestly, I love when he's included in the interviews, because you can tell his mind is working overtime while everyone's talking, as if he's chuckling to himself and thinking, "oh you have no idea what twists are coming your way, fandom" - love it!

[@kivonshe]

His list of inspiration is INSANELY iconic 🔥

[@ariaanias3024]

YESS thank you for saying how much we yearn for more of lestat/armand history !!!

[@mitchmatt6002]

Such an entertaining interview - fun vibe, an informed interviewer that asked great questions (especially loved hearing Delainey's thoughts on the complexity of the relationship between Claudia & Lestat, and what Madeleine's love and loyalty meant to her) - thank you, Emma!

[@anadvs1]

Great questions, thank you for asking some introspective ones about Claudia!

[@krystalreid1274]

moses sumney being a musical influence for lestat made my heart sing dude. i’m so excited to see this unfold

[@smurfette_blues7922]

I was going to comment the same thing. Sumney is underrated and I love that they shouted him out :)

[@lollydipps3022]

recently discovered him on a great RM track, such a good artist! honestly very onboard with the music inspo list

[@aashi7483]

Sam's reaction when Raleigh Ritchie was mentioned!!!

[@tanyaroberts919]

Florence welch and Chapelle roan being mentioned is amazing 👏

[@wecarelivestreaming3534]

Raleigh Ritchie aka Jacob Anderson!!! AWESOME!!!

[@amishprincess28]

Thank you for asking more thoughtful questions about Claudia

[@mr.caldwell7065]

Anyone that knows anything about the books knows Claudia never really goes away..it's the beauty of Queen Anne's writing

[@maryammohammed4779]

absolutely love this interviewer !!!

[@persimnon]

Did Rolin memorize that long ass musical inspiration list lmao

[@millenarsc]

he’s reading the list 😭

[@mariammeliksetian7916]

She's a great interviewer, fun questions, GOOD questions and it's nice to see in depth questions sometimes.

[@exolforlife7331]

I hope they bring Delainey back and explore more of Claudia and Lestat's dynamic outside of Louis. She was brilliant and the way Claudia's death is shown to have haunted Lestat it only makes sense that he would have a lot to say (or remember!) about her. I also agree with Assad Armand definitely sees Lestat in Claudia and resents her for it. When she told him that she respected him and was humbly asking for Madeline to be turned and Armand got angry and called her Claudia de Lioncourt it was clear he never forgot who she was turned and raised by.

[@SerenityVonSavage]

Delainey looks nothing like Claudia. She looks absolutely amazing in every interview as well in such a dark palette of colours. The transformation is quite spectacular. Also, I need that list of artist influences. Most of them are already on my playlists, and have been for years. Some are completely new names.

[@martinthedestroyer]

im SO HAPPY delainey finally had any questions directed at her only in an interview its sk refreshing to see it after so many of them dont rlly ask her anything at all lol

[@faitthy]

its so exciting to hear chappelle roans name mentioned in the list! i can literally picture lestat on stage saying "im your favourite vampires favourite vampire"

[@aureanglam2644]

i appreciate the interviewer's question for how layered it was

[@ofpressure]

best interview of the Con 👏🏿

[@buenoslane2538]

you can’t truly hate someone without loving them prior so it makes perfect sense how claudia feels

[@zahraha538]

One of the best interviews yet!!!

[@xBriYeon]

I love when they all put their hand on the TVL book alskdnlkdsfgnldfg

[@samfernandez5117]

I hope we get to see Claudia from Lestat's POV

[@yoevr]

☝🏾☝🏾☝🏾

[@francisca2896]

This is my unholy family ❤

[@nkechi4635]

I knew Delainey was going to come back some how!! So hyped!!

[@AlbertoGarcia-wd7sc]

Claudia was more like Lestat than Louis

[@TheSistolina]

I'm absolutely obsessed with Assad's outfit in this interview ❤ he absolutely brings it every single time 🎆🔥 Also, Sam's face when Rolin mentions Raleigh Ritchie (aka Jacob Anderson) will carry me through the winter, really ❤❤❤

[@saravieirasiqueira]

RALEIGH RICHIE MENTIONED NOBODY MOVE

[@TVGuide]

When I was putting this video together, I was like, "Wait, did he just say what I think he said?" - Philip

[@lia-ui4nw]

@@TVGuidesam’s little eye roll when he said it lol

[@nachtaii]

not Claudia haunting Lestat like Lestat haunted Louis. I see ittt

[@faitthy]

loved this interview! alot of fans have speculated on twitter and reddit about the possibility of a dream-claudia in S3 haunting lestat so its exciting to hear if its a possibility

[@zamanongogo5553]

lovely interview! more assad questions

[@bear4817]

amazing interview thank you so much!!!

[@marisolm5384]

Emma! I haven't seen her in a long time! So nice to see her here asking interesting questions as always.

[@millenarsc]

5:03 sam is so done with rolin pls 😭

[@beckmannm]

😂 as if he is not also overtaken by the "spirit of lestat"

[@BackstreetsAngel7]

I was thinking the same

[@yoevr]

Sam when he is around Rolin "my god ! Im actually so normal!!!"

[@Ilmiocuoreeimprigionato]

Poor Sam, he always looks like he’s ready to have an anxiety or panic attack in these interviews! 😧🫨

[@Hellsing7747]

"serge gainsbourg" makes so much sense

[@oatpirate4966]

This was a really good interview, well thought questions etc 🥰

[@SA-cb2it]

i was glad that claudia stuff is over and we will get to lestat now, but truly a clip of delainey got me to watch iwtv, the writing is so good, when she asks the guy to take off his hat so she can come back to haunt them, it just felt like a witch hunt in that clip and it intrigued me! i had recently watched The mayfair witches and i liked it too! apparantly it is based on anne rice's writings vtoo, no wonder it is so good and the gave iwtv a chance and couldn't stop! it is just gorgeous, i hope the momemtum is maintained and season 3 is released sooner coz i have abandoned a few shows because the gap between the seasons disconnect you, i like binging the shows even a week is a good enough disconnect

[@soniamallick2954]

FINALLY A GOOD INTERVIEW CIRCLING CLAUDIA AND ARMAND

[@glamazon6172]

Delicious content!

[@lanotlia]

lestat being chappell roan inspired is crazyyyy😭😭😭😭

[@MarthadelPilarMoreno]

I love that raleight ritchie mae to the list of inspirations for Lestat

[@eclecticskeptic13]

Petition to get Rolin's list on Spotify ASAP

[@anacabral2543]

ON IT 😏

[@marias.wainwright3481]

Chappell Roan being already mentioned as one of the best after only recently becoming a pop sensation is such a win 😮🎉

[@elizabethharlen5799]

Yeah it’s so strange for me cause I’ve been of fan of hers since 2019. Hearing her name so frequently, especially in a context like this, is so jarring!!

[@ImWeirdAndILikeIt]

When Rolin said Bjork I SCREAMED

[@gpeddino]

That list of musical references is actually amazing.

[@angelicastern2385]

Great interview!!!

[@Persephone_Personified]

“They are family” Oh Sam 😢

[@emfgull]

Take a shot every time part of the show/a character is described as complex ❤

[@ririsasy]

Omg he list exactly 6:45 33 names at the back of his head lmao this guy crazy 😭😭

[@depointedulac]

Hes reading them from his phone 😭😭

[@riverkoritko4411]

finally a good interview lol

[@June-tv1zr]

Rolin jones listing an unbelievable amount of musicians and sam in the background slowly losing the light in his eyes

[@pinstripeowl]

❤❤❤❤ this is such a refreshing interview thank you

[@zamanongogo5553]

obsessed with assad!

[@EruditeMeTonight]

Hands down best interview

[@saschalehmann2466]

CHAPPELL ROAN!!!!!!!!!

[@MarthadelPilarMoreno]

Those were really good questions Emma

[@Ganychan]

This is the stuff i want to know, thank you!

[@asavagegarden]

rolin, you liar, i bet the FIRST thing you wrote was a script for tvl lmaooo

[@Ngehdrama]

This show is just God😫 too God

[@i.quintanilla]

All the artists mentioned as inspiration for Lestat, the Rockstar could be considered his fledglings. The glam, goth, terrible children of Mercury and the Moon.

[@sherileijahthompson6228]

OH MY GOSH I AM SO EXCITED

[@IvIina]

Best show in the market!🔥

[@untrustedsites8664]

damn i love this interview

[@elizabethharlen5799]

I’ve been a fan of Chappell’s since 2019 so hearing her name so frequently-especially in this context-is so jarring 😭 like I never would’ve thought two of my fave things (one of which was so niche for so long) would collide like this!!

[@depointedulac]

Theres no other artirt rn doing such a cunty stage performances. Thats so lestat.

[@depointedulac]

Also, her lyrics are so Lestat too 😂

[@haileydixon7239]

5:07 Sam is so over being Rollin’s god get used to it bubs

[@iseemelanie]

This was a great video of the 4 of them! However, the editor did a terrible job. Why did they cut away from Sam so much when he was talking about Claudia?

[@dantefields98]

Chappell Roan !!!!!!!

[@searose771]

rolin give us more detailed armandstat

[@cara8302]

Ooooh Moses Sumney! Yesss!

[@b.s.k.s]

I totally get the musical inspiration list, amazing, I'm so happy we get to see Lestat proper, Sam Reid is perfect ❤ but now a see this book copy live I cannot love the creator more, just went to pick up my 30 years old copy, with my notes 😅

[@gwyntharia]

yaaaaas chappell

[@mysticking__]

the music list omg😂😂😂