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I'm pretty neurotic.
That love has to always exist.
Id like to live in the Greek islands
I don't mind only kissing Nina Dobrev
The majority of my family is in Jersey.
I have no interest in watching myself act.
As everybody knows, chicks dig the vampires.
I don't have television so I don't watch TV.
I played ice hockey obsessively for 14 years of my life.
You're totally hooking up with my brother. I don't care.
I'm always moving apartments or moving houses or moving cities.
I look for characters that are extremely flawed and the anti-hero.
I like sunglasses, the bigger the better, but I lose about a pair a week.
I'm a sucker for movie reruns. Anytime they're on, I can't leave the house.
Let's put it this way: if I were to direct a feature film, I would not be in it.
With each new character, I find something new about myself that I didn't know before.
I've always had issues with factory farming. That was always something that bothered me.
The thing I love about being an actor is the ability to travel and experience new cultures.
I'll fully admit that when I went to the movie theater and saw 'Titanic,' I cried afterwards.
I wasn't some weird loner in school, but I definitely wasn't invited to any of the cool parties.
I don't ship anyone. I really don't. I'm not a shipper, but I'm all for men duking it out for a chick.
The vampire story is something that has existed since 'Nosferatu,' and I don't think it's gonna go away.
Stefan would be so great for her, because it's just so annoying watching those two on screen all the time!
Every role presents a new opportunity for me to do something different and to explore something different.
When a show's already established, and a director comes to set, it can be quite the intimidating experience.
Filmmaking is something that I'm really passionate about. Film, in general, is something that I'm passionate about.
My wife made me a book of photographs she took of our road trip across the United States. Makes for a good coffee table book.
What doesn't confuse me about what women wear? When it comes to women's fashion I'm so oblivious. I have no idea what's going on.
Love is something that is very personal to each individual based on where they are in their lives. It fluctuates and changes over time.
As I've grown older, the simple pleasure of sitting on the couch with someone you love and watching a documentary is about as good as it gets for me.
When I was 18 I was just absorbing everything around me: whatever happens, happens. I was so naive and willing to ride whatever wave life threw at me.
'Catcher in the Rye' changed my life when I was a kid. I read it as I was a boy turning into a man, and I was so fascinated by the values. I believe in it.
If I wasn't a writer/director, I would be an investigative journalist. There's something about being an undercover journalist. I mean, that's freakin' cool!
I wasn't some weird loner in school, but I definitely wasn't invited to any of the cool parties. Girls didn't like me that much -- I didn't even go to my prom.
I think any time anybody sees the bad guy show emotion and you're not hitting the audience over the head, there's always a tinge of empathy for that individual.
I've always really respected directors. As much as I was interested in acting, whenever I watched a film, it was always the directing that really stood out to me.
I always get jealous when I'm in London because the men are so well put together. They wear suits with shoes and ties that have splashes of colour here and there.
I started working in front of the camera for the first time when I was 15 years old. I joined a soap opera. We filmed in Brooklyn, and I would skip class to shoot my scenes.
I think any girl would throw me under a bus to be within five feet of Robert Pattinson. I actually think he's an attractive guy. And I watched most of 'Twilight,' and I think he was really intriguing.
I think the way a person dresses is an expression of their personality, and I appreciate a well-tailored suit and the work that goes into it. But when it comes to fashion, on a scale of one to ten, I'm a two.
I stay at home a lot by choice but go out a lot due to work. As I've grown older, the simple pleasure of sitting on the couch with someone you love and watching a documentary is about as good as it gets for me.
I would hope that, for me, regardless of what happens in my career in the future, I always want to maintain a level of humility. I think it's so important to not lose yourself and to just understand that you're a conduit.
I think the biggest advice I would give to any actor who's directing and also acting at the same time is don't even watch your coverage. You do a scene, and then, you know what you did; it doesn't matter what you look like.
Some of my favorite moments from The Vampire Diaries were from season 3. I found the storyline between Stefan and Klaus to be extremely compelling. It was a friend/foe type friendship, rooted in depth that took us back to the 1920s.
Love is something that is very personal to each individual based on where they are in their lives. It fluctuates and changes over time. I think there is a massive differentiation between infatuation and love, but people tend to confuse the two.
I started working in front of the camera for the first time when I was 15 years old. I joined a soap opera. We filmed in Brooklyn and I would skip class to shoot my scenes. It was terrifying and I entirely self-conscious in front of the camera.
Growing up in New Jersey, everyone wanted to be a tough guy. That meant baggy pants that fell down, big T- shirts, and chains. I couldn't imagine wearing tight jeans, as I thought it was dorky. Now I look at pictures of me then and think, 'Yeah, you looked dorky.'
With all due respect to 'The Vampire Diaries,' doing the same thing, over and over again, for essentially five years straight, it really becomes laborious and tedious, and it becomes a job. You obviously find gratification in acting, but you're playing the same character. No matter how compelling it is, it starts feeling pretty monotonous.
The first scene I shot on The Originals was the one with Phoebe, Charles (Michael Davis), and Andy Lees when we are plotting our plan and surveying the map and plotting our grand "break in." It was a relatively light scene which was nice because I was able to warm up a bit and get comfortable with being around the new crew. They were all very kind and helpful and I felt pretty at home after a few takes.