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People are fascinated with eternal life and physical power - the idea of having no vulnerability. We all feel small and powerless in the world at times, so the temptation to be a vampire is compelling.

Vampires are total sexual metaphors; there's just no way around that.

There's no set-in-stone way to be a vampire, especially with the evil ones.

I always thought of vampires, especially the young-adult ones, as a metaphor for sex - sucking blood, forbidden, taboo. I think they just ooze sex. Vampires are all the big themes in life in one attractive, bloodsucking package.

It's almost as if we each have a vampire inside us. Controlling that beast, that dark side, is what fascinates me.

I'm really kind of a vampire at heart.

I think vampires would want to find a way to stay attached to the living, the way human beings do, and that is through love, interrelations and meaning.

Becoming a vampire means completely changing your identity.

Death is the one predator we can't escape. But vampires have found the loophole so many of us crave. I think that's the allure of vampirism.

Vampires are so sexy and powerful - they're so otherworldly; they have eternal life and youth.