KTLA Interview with Paul Wesley at Hot Topic Tour in LA
Seventeen Magazine has 17 questions with Paul Wesley.
Read them all here.
The first kiss story is so sweet!!!!
Here is an excerpt:
How old were you when you had your first kiss?
I was nine years old and I was in a swimming pool. There was a girl there, and she dared me or I dared her into kissing me underwater. That wasn’t a French kiss — that was like a “muah” kiss.
Who is your celebrity crush?
Monica Bellucci. I love watching her films, and I think she’s super sexy.
What girl fashion trend confuses you the most?
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. Some of this stuff from the ’80s is just bizarre.
iF Magazine has an interview with Paul Wesley.
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Here is an excerpt: (Spoilers)
iF: What do you think this season is gearing towards?
WESLEY: I think it’s gearing towards Damon and Stefan not being the Damon and Stefan that you think and switching roles and Damon suffering and Stefan victorious and vice versa. I think Damon being good and Stefan being bad. I just want to explore all the aspects. I hope they do. And the fact is, they don’t tell us much. I know only the things that I’ve shot.
iF: Are you looking forward to exploring evil Stefan?
WESLEY: Absolutely. I want to explore every part, every human… even you and I, we’re capable of anything. I mean to a certain extent. We’re not sociopaths. But if we’re pushed? I want to explore that.
iF: As far as the town council goes, how much are they going to figure out?
WESLEY: You know, I think that that’s going to be the sort of ticking time bomb. That’s kind of the thing that’s going to keep viewers watching. They’re going t o go, “Uh oh. When is this going to happen?” It kind of makes the stakes higher.
CanMag has an interview with Paul Wesley.
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Here is an excerpt:
The Vampire Diaries centers on a pair of vampire brothers. There’s Stefan, the “good” one, and Damon, the “bad” one. The siblings play extremes of the vampire continuum, from the sensitive emo ones to the traditional blood suckers. Paul Wesley, who plays Stefan, says that he and Ian Somerhalder, who plays Damon, really take the roles seriously.
“We do analyze it,” Wesley said. “We do a lot of work and spend a lot of time talking about our roles, but then we let it go and drift. We are bros in real life and you can’t fabricate that.”
Here are some great pics of Nina Dobrev, Ian Somerhalder and Paul Wesley at the Nylon Love Bites Party For Vampire Diaries Cover.
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IESB has an interview with Paul Wesley.
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Here is an excerpt:
Q: The show is a vampire story, a love story and a historical drama. Do you think that’s why it appeals to fans?
Paul: I think it’s brought in a lot of fans because there’s an undercurrent of something deeper. The thing about The Vampire Diaries is, if you watch it as an adult, it’s because it really is engaging, smart writing. Kevin Williamson has this dialogue that can cater to a youthful, smart audience, but as an adult, you can watch it and find yourself riveted and have no idea why.
Q: What did you think about getting the role of a vampire?
Paul: It was a huge undertaking. I was a little nervous because there’s a lot to think about. It’s, “Okay, how do I encompass 160 years of knowledge in my brain when I’m 27?” I’m thinking about the wisdom of my grandfather, who’s 80 and probably my hero.
Q: Growing up, did you ever want to be a vampire?
Paul: To be honest with you, I’d never thought about it. But, when I read about 160-year-old guy who was stuck in a kid’s body, I thought, “Well, this is going to be the most challenging role of my life, if I get it,” and it has been. Try encompassing 160 years of knowledge into your brain. My grandfather is 80 and my hero. He’s the wisest man I’ve ever met in my life, and I’m playing a character that’s twice his age. Stefan has been through the Civil War. He’s been through every fad — the ‘60s, the ‘70s, the ‘80s, the grunge ‘90s, everything.
The Los Angeles Times has an interview with Paul Wesley.
Read the entire interview here.
Here is an excerpt:
In “The Vampire Diaries,” it seems like Stefan and Damon are in for a bit of a power struggle. What’s it like working with Ian Somerhalder on the scenes where the two brothers are at each other’s throats? You guys have great chemistry together.
We do have a natural chemistry, because I adore Ian. When we’re acting together, it’s like a tennis match. It’s always nice to play with someone who can hit the ball back to you, you know? And I hope he feels the same way about me. He always gives me something new to react to or to feed off of.
The dynamic of the characters is so interesting because they love each other, but they hate each other. I don’t have a brother, I have sisters, but I would imagine it’s very love-hate. It’s just exaggerated to the nth degree for Stefan and Damon. As the season progresses, they develop more love for each other, but they keep doing things to make each other distrustful, then we go back to ground zero and start again. There’s always this thing in Stefan’s head where he hopes that one day Damon can just be as normal and functioning as possible.