True Blood’s Stephen Moyer has a new interview in The Advocate that I enjoyed the hell out of. I have to say that I haven’t always had the highest opinion of Stephen. He seems a little prima donna-ish to me – I think it’s how he makes that sexy face on the red carpet – but I do appreciate how tight he is with his co-star, Alex Skarsgard. In this interview he seems humorous and cool. I especially like how chill he is with his gay fans, and how open he is to doing same-sex love scenes. I’m seriously fantasizing after reading this. Anyway Stephen says that he’s talked to Alex about having a hot sex scene for his character Bill, and Alex’s character, Eric, and that the dream sequence with Sookie having a threesome with them (that video is below!) was their idea! Yes. Here’s more:

The Advocate: The LGBT community has embraced True Blood from the start. Are you conscious of your own gay fans?
Stephen Moyer: I feel very at home in that world, so I’m very pleased about it, but I may come in fourth behind Joe Manganiello, Alex Skarsgård, and Ryan Kwanten, if I’m really honest. I’m a little upset. Once upon a time I was doing very well in that area, but after Alex and Joe joined the show, I naturally went down in the pecking order.

There has been criticism that True Blood has alienated some viewers because it’s become “too gay.” What’s your response?
Is there such a thing as too gay? We live in a very different world than we grew up in, so if people can’t embrace that aspect of our show, then that’s a shame. I certainly don’t think it’s specifically gay, but our show ticks a lot of boxes for a lot of people. We have an incredibly broad audience, one of the widest demographics in terms of sexuality and age groups, so obviously we’re doing something right.

You’ve gotten in on the action with a fantasy sequence involving you and Sam Trammell. Was that a challenging scene?
Not at all. We had an awful lot of fun that day, and I happen to think Sam’s a very good-looking man. We also had a lot of fun lighting the scene with our shirtless stand-ins, Nate and Lenny. [Laughs] Not that that particular scene was a challenge, but anything that seems like it could be a challenge in the script is just meat for an actor. So I looked at that scene like, Oh, my God, that’s fantastic. I can’t wait to do that!

Speaking of sexual tension, when will Bill and his adversary Eric just get it over with already and have angry vampire sex?
I’ve been asking myself that question for a long time. Alex and I would absolutely embrace that. Last year, when Sookie had her fantasy about the two of them with her, we even suggested it. Of course, Bill and Eric together isn’t necessarily Sookie’s fantasy.

Has Anna inspired you to get more involved in politics and philanthropy?
I’ve always been a flag-waving, bleeding-heart liberal. Anna and I have very similar feelings about a lot of that stuff, including LGBT causes, so we support each other in it. Being in the public eye has its benefits when you can be the face of something important and raise money for a charity that wouldn’t otherwise have had that profile.

Are you excited to see your costar Joe Manganiello in Magic Mike?
We’ve been privy to most of Joe’s performance in Magic Mike just from being on set with him. Joe is not somebody who’s afraid to take his top off or hump desks. If you went up to Joe and said, “I hear you’re playing a stripper,” he would do the dance for you then and there. He would probably do it for my dog Banjo. He has no shame.

Would you ever play a stripper?
I’m open to all offers.

Do you have a celebrity man-crush?
Yeah, but mine is totally talent-based: Philip Seymour Hoffman. With any kind of attraction for me, it ultimately comes down to what’s underneath the surface.

In the upcoming movie The Barrens, you play a man terrorized by a legendary monster called the Jersey Devil. Are you trading Sookie for Snooki?
It does sound like it could be. No, I’d be truly horrified if that came towards me.

[From The Advocate]

I guess I’m warming to Moyer. He’s very droll and funny. I’ve seen interviews with him and didn’t get his appeal, but maybe I just didn’t give him enough of a chance. Also, it really sounds like he’s dissing Joe Manganiello, doesn’t it? That guy is such a tool, I’m not surprised his coworkers don’t think much of him.

Here’s the sexy shower scene with Sam and Bill. It was a dream of Sam’s after drinking Bill’s blood.

Here’s the segment Moyer mentioned where Sookie, Bill and Eric almost have a threesome in Sooki’s dream. Sexy times FINALLY start at about 4:00. It needs less/no Sookie and more Bill and Eric making out.

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