I played ice hockey obsessively for 14 years of my life.

I don't mind only kissing Nina Dobrev

With each new character, I find something new about myself that I didn't know before.

Stefan would be so great for her, because it's just so annoying watching those two on screen all the time!

As everybody knows, chicks dig the vampires.

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.

That love has to always exist.

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.

The thing I love about being an actor is the ability to travel and experience new cultures.

Every role presents a new opportunity for me to do something different and to explore something different.

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.

No person, trying to take responsibility for her or his identity, should have to be so alone. There must be those among whom we can sit down and weep, and still be counted as warriors.

No...he lives to create art, but he loves to murder.

Beyond a certain point, the music isn't mine anymore. It's yours.

Money will buy a pretty good dog, but it won't buy the wag of his tail.

Yoga is when you feel pure consciousness and spirit.

Nine times out of ten we find reasons for everything going on that aren't paranormal.

From inanimate object, to microorganism, to plant, to insect, to animal, to human, there is an evolving level of intelligence.

I am like a blind pig when I work.

Never lend if you need repayment; never give where you want a return.

My parents say that I was singing before I could talk. I personally remember specific moments at three or four when music was playing literally all over the house.