History of My Name

===Personality===
Lestat describes himself as being six feet tall, with blond hair and blue eyes. Because of his boldness, enthusiasm and reluctance to follow rules, Lestat's seniors refer to him affectionately as 'the Brat Prince', a title of which he is very fond. He is very vain and concerned with [[fashion]], and will pause mid-[[narrative]] to remind the reader what he is wearing. He enjoys performing onstage, which he does as both a mortal actor in [[Paris]] and a vampire in his rock band, The Vampire Lestat. Lestat is also fond of music, sings, and plays the piano and violin. Although he is illiterate as a mortal man, he learns to read and loves literature as a vampire. In one period of his life, he becomes a [[hermit]] and spends every night holed up at home, reading.

Lestat's first language is French, although he "writes" his novels in English. In ''The Vampire Lestat,'' he notes that despite his French accent, he speaks English "like a cross between a boatman and [[Sam Spade]]" and is fond of slang.

Lestat is portrayed in the books as being [[bisexual]], and has male and female lovers as both a vampire and a mortal. He is attracted to whomever most interests him at the time. Most of his early experiences are with male companions. He himself explains this by saying the women in previous centuries simply weren't that interesting. Later in the series, Lestat offhandedly mentions that he is frightened of women and finds them extremely and egregiously distracting.

Throughout his long life, Lestat is plagued by common [[philosophy|philosophical]] questions, such as "Are my actions good or bad?", "Is there a God?", "Am I in His plan?", "What happens after death?", "What makes a person happy?" He finds himself more in love with [[human race|humanity]] than ever before, despite his relationship with mankind being savage. For a while, he sees life as "the Savage Garden", filled with beauty and death.

Lestat exhibits a strong [[altruistic]] nature at several points in the series. For instance, after he first becomes a vampire, he sends large gifts to his family and friends, purchases the theatre where he once worked, and settles the debts of his old manager, Renaud. Later, after his brothers and family are killed in the [[French Revolution]], he steps forward to care for his ailing father, the only survivor, despite their strained and unfriendly relationship. Lestat also frequently hunts evildoers instead of feeding from innocent victims, although he does not always abide by this rule.

As a vampire, Lestat's abilities include [[telepathy]], superhuman strength and resilience. After receiving blood from several ancient vampires, including [[Marius de Romanus|Marius]] and [[Akasha (vampire)|Akasha]], Lestat's strength increases dramatically, and allows him to fly, perform feats of [[telekinesis]] and [[pyrokinesis]] and survive exposure to the sun.

History of My Name

===Personality===
Lestat describes himself as being six feet tall, with blond hair and blue eyes. Because of his boldness, enthusiasm and reluctance to follow rules, Lestat's seniors refer to him affectionately as 'the Brat Prince', a title of which he is very fond. He is very vain and concerned with [[fashion]], and will pause mid-[[narrative]] to remind the reader what he is wearing. He enjoys performing onstage, which he does as both a mortal actor in [[Paris]] and a vampire in his rock band, The Vampire Lestat. Lestat is also fond of music, sings, and plays the piano and violin. Although he is illiterate as a mortal man, he learns to read and loves literature as a vampire. In one period of his life, he becomes a [[hermit]] and spends every night holed up at home, reading.

Lestat's first language is French, although he "writes" his novels in English. In ''The Vampire Lestat,'' he notes that despite his French accent, he speaks English "like a cross between a boatman and [[Sam Spade]]" and is fond of slang.

Lestat is portrayed in the books as being [[bisexual]], and has male and female lovers as both a vampire and a mortal. He is attracted to whomever most interests him at the time. Most of his early experiences are with male companions. He himself explains this by saying the women in previous centuries simply weren't that interesting. Later in the series, Lestat offhandedly mentions that he is frightened of women and finds them extremely and egregiously distracting.

Throughout his long life, Lestat is plagued by common [[philosophy|philosophical]] questions, such as "Are my actions good or bad?", "Is there a God?", "Am I in His plan?", "What happens after death?", "What makes a person happy?" He finds himself more in love with [[human race|humanity]] than ever before, despite his relationship with mankind being savage. For a while, he sees life as "the Savage Garden", filled with beauty and death.

Lestat exhibits a strong [[altruistic]] nature at several points in the series. For instance, after he first becomes a vampire, he sends large gifts to his family and friends, purchases the theatre where he once worked, and settles the debts of his old manager, Renaud. Later, after his brothers and family are killed in the [[French Revolution]], he steps forward to care for his ailing father, the only survivor, despite their strained and unfriendly relationship. Lestat also frequently hunts evildoers instead of feeding from innocent victims, although he does not always abide by this rule.

As a vampire, Lestat's abilities include [[telepathy]], superhuman strength and resilience. After receiving blood from several ancient vampires, including [[Marius de Romanus|Marius]] and [[Akasha (vampire)|Akasha]], Lestat's strength increases dramatically, and allows him to fly, perform feats of [[telekinesis]] and [[pyrokinesis]] and survive exposure to the sun.