Our problem is that when you lose the touchstone, which is humanity, then when you have something like humans dying, it needs to feel profound..

The fans [of Vampire diaries] that we have now are the people who will watch it any day of the week. So, my first instinct was a little bit of an ego….

As a feminist, I think you never want to have your characters defined by the relationships that they're in, and it did give her a chance to be a soph….

There are so many women who I deal with, on a daily basis, that I don't feel like I've ever been stymied or struggled because I'm a woman..