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| Q&A: Anne Rice | Q&A: Anne Rice |
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| Born in New Orleans, Rice, 73, wrote The Vampire Chronicles. The series started with her 1976 book, Interview With The Vampire, which became a movie starring Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt. Prince Lestat, her first new Vampire Chronicles novel in more than a decade, is published on Tuesday. She is widowed with one son, and lives in California. | Born in New Orleans, Rice, 73, wrote The Vampire Chronicles. The series started with her 1976 book, Interview With The Vampire, which became a movie starring Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt. Prince Lestat, her first new Vampire Chronicles novel in more than a decade, is published on Tuesday. She is widowed with one son, and lives in California. |
| When were you happiest? In some respects, I’m happier now than I’ve ever been. | When were you happiest? In some respects, I’m happier now than I’ve ever been. |
| What is your greatest fear? Death, of ceasing to exist. | |
| What is your earliest memory? A birthday party for a cousin when I was about two and a half. I wanted to put a little metal Christmas tree on the cake as a decoration. | |
| Which living person do you most admire, and why? The writer George RR Martin, for his remarkable imagination. | Which living person do you most admire, and why? The writer George RR Martin, for his remarkable imagination. |
| What is the trait you most deplore in yourself? Impatience, anger, unkindness. | What is the trait you most deplore in yourself? Impatience, anger, unkindness. |
| What is the trait you most deplore in others? Cynicism and pessimism. | What is the trait you most deplore in others? Cynicism and pessimism. |
| Property aside, what’s the most expensive thing you’ve bought? Probably an antique French doll. | Property aside, what’s the most expensive thing you’ve bought? Probably an antique French doll. |
| What is your most treasured possession? My computer, my writing tools. | What is your most treasured possession? My computer, my writing tools. |
| What is your screensaver? The actor Anson Mount, who plays Cullen Bohannon in the TV series Hell On Wheels. He’s very beautiful. | What is your screensaver? The actor Anson Mount, who plays Cullen Bohannon in the TV series Hell On Wheels. He’s very beautiful. |
| If you could bring something extinct back to life, what would you choose? Neanderthal men and women. | If you could bring something extinct back to life, what would you choose? Neanderthal men and women. |
| What do you most dislike about your appearance?My weight. I’d love to weigh 90lb, as I did when I was a teenager. | What do you most dislike about your appearance?My weight. I’d love to weigh 90lb, as I did when I was a teenager. |
| Who would play you in the film of your life? Susan Sarandon or Sally Field. | Who would play you in the film of your life? Susan Sarandon or Sally Field. |
| What is your most unappealing habit? Interrupting people. | |
| What is your favourite smell? Chanel No 22 perfume. | |
| What is your favourite word? “Exquisite”. | What is your favourite word? “Exquisite”. |
| Which book changed your life? Great Expectations. | Which book changed your life? Great Expectations. |
| What did you want to be when you were growing up? I always wanted to be a writer. I did want to be a great violinist, too, but I had no ear or talent for it. | What did you want to be when you were growing up? I always wanted to be a writer. I did want to be a great violinist, too, but I had no ear or talent for it. |
| What is top of your bucket list? Going to India. | |
| To whom would you most like to say sorry, and why? Too painful to contemplate. They’re all dead now. | |
| What or who is the greatest love of your life? Stan Rice, my husband of 41 years. | What or who is the greatest love of your life? Stan Rice, my husband of 41 years. |
| What was the best kiss of your life? Don’t remember any great kisses. | What was the best kiss of your life? Don’t remember any great kisses. |
| What has been your biggest disappointment? The death of my daughter before her sixth birthday. | What has been your biggest disappointment? The death of my daughter before her sixth birthday. |
| If you could go back in time, where would you go? I’d go to first-century Palestine and look for Jesus. | If you could go back in time, where would you go? I’d go to first-century Palestine and look for Jesus. |
| How do you relax? I settle in a recliner every evening with a Diet Coke, to watch the best TV or movies I can find. | How do you relax? I settle in a recliner every evening with a Diet Coke, to watch the best TV or movies I can find. |
| What is the closest you’ve come to death? In 1998 I was in a diabetic coma. My heart had ceased to beat. | |
| What do you consider your greatest achievement? My novels. | |
| Where would you most like to be right now? Right here, at this desk, writing. | |
| • The British Library is hosting an exclusive midnight opening of the exhibition Terror and Wonder: The Gothic Imagination on 29 October. Tickets, priced at £28, include a signed edition of Prince Lestat. | • The British Library is hosting an exclusive midnight opening of the exhibition Terror and Wonder: The Gothic Imagination on 29 October. Tickets, priced at £28, include a signed edition of Prince Lestat. |
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