I remember that I auditioned with the scene where I pull the grandfather out of the coffin. I just loved it so much.

I'd worked for Aaron Spelling before [Embraced] and I always felt like we had a nice connection. I pretty much walked in and looked at him like, "This is mine!" And by the time I was done with the audition, he was already speaking to me as if I had the role.

A lot of people have a dissatisfaction or an anger in them, so as soon as something goes awry, they flip out.

I've done different conventions and had smaller roles in different sci-fi things.

I just adored Peter Medak, the director. He's such a character, but he was so much fun. Some directors come in and they truly get angry about things.Peter was still in a fantastic mood. He's a delightful person. He threw a big party at the end of the pilot, which was so sweet. And his wife is an opera singer. He's just a very warm, crazy beautiful individual.

I remember that I auditioned with the scene where I pull the grandfather out of the coffin. I just loved it so much.

Aaron Spelling kept trying to bring vampires about, and I feel badly that it happened so much later. He was ahead of his time, in that regard.