Below are interviews with the cast of the Vampire Diaries put up by the CW. Interviews are with Nina Dobrev, Paul Wesley, Ian Somerhalder, Katerina Graham, Candice Accola and Steven R. McQueen. There is also a featurette.
Below is the featurette including some cast interviews and details on the show. Click the Read the rest of this entry » button below after the video to see the cast interview videos.
EW has an interview with Nina Dobrev.
You can read the entire interview here.
Here is an excerpt from the interview:
EW: Did you read the Vampire Diaries books?
NINA DOBREV: I have read the first three books. I’ve been told not to read any further because the creator, Kevin [Williamson], asked us to get the feel for it, read the first couple, but then he wants us to take our own interpretation. My character especially has been changed the most out of anyone because, on a superficial level, I’m not blond and blue-eyed. But other than that, my character, they made her a little more relatable and a little more vulnerable, because they want the audience to feel and relate to her, whereas in the book, she has a little harder edge. She’s a little bit more of a mean girl.
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Star Telegram has an interview with Paul Wesley.
Read the interview here.
Here is an excerpt from the interview:
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“What is it about vampires that do it for so many people?” Wesley says. “I’ve thought about that a lot, and I’ve decided that vampires offer a very interesting paradox. There’s something strangely magnetic and protective and comforting about vampires, because they have timeless essence and wisdom.
“But the same thing that makes you gravitate toward them makes you also want to run the other way, because they’re so deadly. Even the good ones have this internal struggle that keeps them from getting close to anyone.
“So the vampire is a very compelling, complex and tragic creature.”
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StarPulse has an interview with Candice Accola.
Read the entire interview here.
Here is an excerpt form the interview:
SP: On the show you play the character Caroline. We’ve heard she isn’t the nicest girl. Any mean girl high school personal experience to draw from?
CA: Kevin Williamson (Hidden Palms, Dawson’s Creek) and Julie Fleck, the writers of the show, did a really great job of giving everyone a character that has many layers. No, Caroline is not the nicest girl, but I think she is misunderstood. I had that experience in my school where there were always girls that weren’t nice but there is a reason behind everything. I understood they weren’t just being mean to be mean but they had other deeper issues that effected how they dealt with other people.
SP: “Vampire Diaries” has been portrayed very dark and romantic, but with a writer like Kevin Williamson there must be some great comedic moments. Does that affect your character?
CA: There are a lot of one liner-little nothings that happen that just fall out of Caroline’s mouth. She doesn’t think before she speaks so that brings a natural comedic quality to her character.
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Relatemag.com has part 2 of their interview with Katerina Graham.
Read the entire interview here.
Read part one here if you missed it.
Here is an excerpt from the interview:
RelateMag: Are you on set every day?
Katerina: I mean, every day. Just these episodes we’re shooting now- we have these crazy hours, like crazy over ten-hour days. You go home, you wake up, and you’re back on set. You know, it’s very hard. But sometimes, you have breaks when you’re on set. You’re not shooting scenes. So I’ll go back in my trailer and work on some music and get creative.
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Sci Fi Wire has an interview with Nina Dobrev. She talks about her character Elena.
Read the entire interview here.
Here is an excerpt from the interview:
Dobrev added, “And the thing about my character specifically is that she was depicted in the books as kind of an insensitive bitch, when you think about it. She was the queen bee of the high school. In order for the audience to even want to root for her, they have to like her. So they made specific changes to address that. They wanted Elena to be nicer and more sympathetic. And the physical aspect, I’m not blond or blue-eyed by any means. I guess that just wasn’t that important to them. There was no discussion about me dyeing my hair or wearing contact lenses.”
BuddyTV has an interview with Nina Dobrev and Paul Wesley from Comic Con.
They talks about the show and acting.