This post is brought to you by the re-revelation (I knew this, then forgot it) that Anne Rice once wanted Julian Sands to play Lestat.

You can't know how much that delights me. Mostly because Julian Sands MAKES NO SENSE and this, to me, makes him perfect. It's not that I necessarily see him as Lestat. It's not so much that I care about Lestat. But Julian Sands? as Lestat?

WHAT COULD POSSIBLY BE BETTER?

I can't think of a single thing that would have contributed more to my worldly happiness than this. Just the fact it was a possibility, if even a narrow one, fills me with glee. (Let's ignore the fact she supposedly later vouched for Leonardo diCaprio.) I don't really have any explanation as to why this is, unless the following serves to make it clear:
( possibly very minor spoilers )