Nina Dobrev Quotes

I don't like any kind of negativity. I try to be good to everyone, whether it's a love, a friend, an ex. I'll always try to treat people the way I want to be treated.

Sometimes, the only way to discover who we are, is by figuring out who we are not.

There's just something about vampires that's sexy...It's the same reason why women go for the bad boy - you want them but you shouldn't have them.

Even though you're growing up, you should never stop having fun.

My goal on the show was to be professional. But sometimes you cant help who you have a connection with, and you can only fight it for so long - which I did for a really, really long time.

I literally pass out when I see blood.

I was kind of a jock in school. Beauty wasn't something I spent a lot of time on.

If I feel confident wearing something, I think it translates in photographs. It changes my demeanor and posture.

I'm constantly trying to make myself better, to learn more. I didn't finish college, so I feel like I'm always having to prove myself. I don't want to feel like the smallest person in the room.

Actually... I'm starting a new thing and rebelling against ridiculously high heels. It's inhumane.

I want to do things where the talent range is difficult and that scare me. I thrive on that; if it's not scaring me then I'm not growing.

My whole mentality is that I eat what I want within moderation, and I have a little bit of everything. If you deprive yourself, you get moody and unhappy, and you have to enjoy life.

People aren't defined by their relationships. The whole point is being true to yourself and not losing yourself in relationships, whether romances or friendships.

I've always dreamed of being a 'Burberry Girl', but know it'll never happen, because I'm not British. Still, you can't stop a girl from dreaming. And owning way too many Burberry coats!

My way of discovering of what I like was to create a restaurant list and eat my way through it, and I call it my 'inner fat girl bucket list.'

There's nothing worse than sleeping in makeup. You wake up looking like a painting that's been left out in a rainstorm.

I've realized skinny isn't necessarily attractive. Guys like girls with curves.

I love cheeseburgers and chocolate - milk, not dark, and hot chocolate with marshmallows in the winter!

When I fly, I never check my bags. I bring a carry-on, an eye pillow, noise-canceling headphones, a big pillow and a blanket.

Exercising gives me endorphins and energy. I do it four days a week.

I like to keep some things to myself, because its called a private life, not public.

I'm not just going to accept something because it's a lot of money. I'm an artist; content is incredibly important to me.

I love fashion, and I love clothes, and so collaborating and putting pieces together is a passion that I have.

People feel like they know you when you're in their living room, weekly, for five years. But I always get uncomfortable when people know more about me than I know about them.

I don't need to work right away. I'd rather wait for something really good; to be excited about a role, or a director, or a project.

In my day-to-day life, I'm kind of a tomboy. I like being comfortable.

If you don't feel comfortable playing a role, if you're in a scenario that's not conducive for that kind of environment, then that's when you don't do well.

Every role is a challenge.I want to keep doing everything I want to try to do things that aren't similar to one another.

When we do get a little time off, I tend to watch movies, go to dinners, and keep it low-key.

I think you have to draw from any character and bring it to yourself as much as possible.

I think everyone's dream is to be an actress, but I never really thought it was going to happen.

I want to open my own yoga studio. Planning construction and looking at properties is fun.

To be honest with you, I literally don't even know how to style my hair unless I'm doing an event because I rely on hair stylists.

I have one mascara that I use religiously, and I refuse to try anything else, and if they discontinued it I would probably cry. Cover Girl lash blast, in the orange tube.

I love playing confused, broken characters.

To be honest, I don't watch a lot of TV. It's kind of ironic because I'm on TV.

Even though my grandparents live overseas and are so far away and we talk as much as we can, we don't see each other that often.

After going to Australia, it's hard to go anywhere after that. I want to move there. I'm obsessed with it.

When I work out, I feel happy, confident, and accomplished.

Running is my solo time; working my muscles outside in fresh air is therapeutic.

I'm progressive in some ways, old-fashioned in others. I like it when guys hold the door open and are sweet and thoughtful.

Every woman wants and needs different things. It's always best when you're honest and you speak up. It's hard to read minds.

I try not to read best-dressed lists or anything like that.

I try not to read best-dressed lists or anything like that. For every good thing, there will often be a not-so-nice thing people would say.

I mean everybody's got ex-boyfriends and girlfriends. Everybody's got baggage.

I have a giant baking book, so I close my eyes and pick a random page. Whatever it is, I try to bake it!

I haven't personally in my real life had many people close to me die, but my characters have, and I've had to live that as though it's real. And it can take a really big emotional toll on someone.

Savasana is the easiest and most important yoga move because it's so simple. Lying there is meditative.

Yoga changed my life. Hopefully, it will do that for others.

I try to eat healthy.