Well, let me tell you a bit about real vampires.
Here come the down-votes, =). I’ll leave links at the bottom for the open-minded, though.

-No fangs.
-Any color eyes, only with a dark-colored ring around the outside of the eye, as well as a golden ring around the pupil. – Many will describe this as a “lion’s mane.”
-Rather pale.
-Not immortal.
-Photosensitive, but they can go out in sunlight.
-Nails –fingernails/toenails– grow more quickly.
-Hair grows more quickly.
-Typically vampires have moderate to dark brown hair. I have never met one with black or blonde hair.
-May be preppy, emo, jock, goth, country, rocker, etc. Any stereotype.
-Glassy fingernails, but very hard to break or chip.
-Some have sharper canines, some do not.
-Sleeping in coffins is only if they are…eccentric.
-Elegant walk about them.
-Heightened reaction speeds.
-Heightened Psi abilities.
-Quiet footsteps.
-Often appear deep in thought, and/or solemn.
-May be anti-social or extremely social. Depends on the personality.
-Enjoy the night.
-Tend to be very nocturnal.
-They do sleep, however.
-They all have just as much of a reflection as anybody else does.
-Some enjoy human company whilst other see humans merely as food.
-Only about a third belong to Covens.
-All of the ones I know are very knowledgable about history in general. They are not necessarily “history buffs” by any means, but still.
-Seem to know everything about other peoples’ emotions, yet nobody ever knows much about them even though the people “think” that they do.
-May be happy one day, but drained the next day.
-They are not undead.
-They often keep Donors rather than attacking random people. Vampires do not like STD’s either, you know; they can contract all of them as well.
-Vampires eat human food for nutrition, although tend to revolve more around fruits & vegetables.
-They drink blood, although a half a cup every week or two is plenty enough to keep them healthy.
-Vampires must pay the bills, work –oftentimes day-shifts–, live in a house, and everything else that “normal” people must do.
-Vampires do not instantly become sexy or beautiful after their Awakening; however, for some unapparent reason, they do appear to be quite attractive to humans — even when they do not appear so to other vampires.
-People cannot be “Turned.”
-Increased hearing.
-Increased sight.
-Better night-vision.
-Increased smell.
-They can smell blood.
-They can smell blood from a person even when it’s not been spilled.
-Vampires are not immortal. Bullets, stakes, fire, water, wind, lightning, and a punch to the nose the right way will all kill them. They will all kill you too, though.
-Vampires can be of any religion. Catholic, Satanic, Pagan, Wiccan, Jewish, Hindu, Buddhist, Christian, as well as any other ones out there.
-They always seem to know when somebody is and/or is just about to look at them.
-They can have kids.
-They have to go to the bathroom, as does anybody else who eats food.
-The physical transformation of one form to another is, as far as I and modern science knows, impossible, so no bats or fog here.

This Answer is becoming entirely too long now, so I shall stop. Obviously they were in no particular order, but were put down merely as they came to my mind.

Also,

I hate to break it to you, but in order to fully be a real vampire, you must have the genetics for it. It is a very rare thing to do since Lilith’s (Just Google “Adam and Lilith”) children have cross-bred so much, however some do have it.

It’s like in those hereditary charts that you learn in high school. You have V for non-vampire and v for vampire. There are four outcomes:

VV Vv vV vv

The only one with which one shall be a real vampire is through the possession of the “vv” coding. Of course, it’s a bit more complicated than that, but that’s the basic concept, anyway.

In any event, I don’t know of any vampires who would Turn you –aside from for the sake of sheer cynical amusment–, as, assuming that it is possible for a human to become a vampire, the human would supposedly have the Hunger, but would not have many, if any, of the perks. So I’ve heard. I cannot personally attest to this fact, however I felt that I should inform you of it, regardless.

Assuming that it is, indeed, true who do you know that would be able to have that on their concience for the rest of their lives? To make another being dependent upon some external source? Not many that I know of.

Regardless, vampires are real, but not as you would “know” them to be. You, my friend, have been watching too many vampire-related shows. If, howsoever, you or any other who views this question, would like to delve deeper into the world of vampirism, if I may do so, I would like to share the following sites with you:

http://www.awakeanddrink.webs.com < ---Our site
http://www.sanguinarius.org < ---Sangi's site of everything vampire.
http://www.vampirewebsite.net < ---Steve Leighton's site. It has information on the "Vampire Virus," which is disproven by: http://awakeanddrink.webs.com/apps/blog/entries/show/3709849-v5-vampire-virus
http://www.drinkdeeplyanddream.com < ---MemoryandDreams's good general-info site.

Some reading:
"The Book of Vampires" by Dudley Wright.

It is an un-biased study of vampirism's roots. It was originally published under the name "Vampires and Vampirism" in 1914.

There are many more, but I do not feel like putting them down here.
Forewarning: If, in your searches, you come across any "vampiric" group that claims to have a seemingly role-play-like caste system, then they are all just a bunch of idiots. Do not believe any such sites. Also, any website making claims of "Classical vampires," "Dhampirs," etc. are false.

~Best of wishes,
Zane and Azaria

P.S. It would be nice if you would at least visit the previously stated sites before down-voting me. Although, as I'm sure you all know very well, you probably will not do this, and will down-vote me anyway, which is fine. I am simply trying to help people think for themselves. To look at the sites means that there is one less arrogant being on this planet, which brings me great pleasure. To not look at them I could care less for. I have given you what I have and you shall do with it as you will. If 1/20 people view these sites, then I have achieved my goal for the day. | My e-mail is awake_and_drink@yahoo.com