The vampire is always presented as someone who is living a heightened
existence and that is very seductive. He is also someone who is able to
satisfy all of his cravings. I don't see this as a time of weakness at
all. The vampire image reflects the enormous leap in visual
perspective. This is the time of Federal Express, long-distance calls
and faxes. Someone can get up in the morning and call New York or
Paris. All kinds of business transactions and close book deals can be
made -- it's like flying all over the world. Vampires are superhuman
magnifications of us, of the way we feel in these powerful
times.