Photo by Norman Jean Roy
Details magazine has released an excellent interview with Stephen Moyer by Meghan Daum. No wonder why he is our fav wicked guy!.
“THERE’S THIS DESIRE TO BE OVERPOWERED, WHICH ISN’T VERY P.C. TO SAY. PRIMAL SHIT. AND DEVIRGINIZATION. IT ALWAYS HAPPENS TO A PIECE OF SKIN THAT DOESN’T HAVE A HOLE IN IT—A SHARP, LONG THING MAKES THAT HOLE AND THEN BLOOD COME OUT AND IS SUCKED UP . . . I MEAN THAT IS SEXUAL STUFF. EVERY TIME I TALK ABOUT IT I GET A LITTLE BIT HOT UNDER THE COLLAR.”—MOYER
Stephen Moyer, at 40 years old, refers to himself as an “older bloke.” Though he’s often facetious, this characterization doesn’t carry a trace of irony. Maybe it’s that his two kids, Lilac and Billy, are now 7 and 10, respectively. Maybe it’s that his fiancée—costar Anna Paquin—is just 27. Or maybe it’s that the British actor has grown accustomed to playing the 173-year-old vampire Bill Compton. Granted, as vampires go, Bill’s a mere lad compared with his 1,000-year-old nemesis, Eric Northman (played by Alexander Skarsgård). But whereas the tracksuited, club-owning Eric is youthful beyond his centuries, Bill is the epitome of a throwback. A laconic farmer turned Confederate soldier who was returning home to his wife and children when a female vampire “turned” him (don’t you hate when that happens?), he has led a life mired in tragedy that’s mapped itself across his face. And even though Moyer declares his life to be “fantastic,” he somehow exudes a kind of personal ballast—a seasoned quality that suggests he’s seen enough to know a thing or two.
