I wanted to branch out into American television, specifically because you get to develop a character for a longer period of time and you get to develop a relationship with the audience.

I've always had an incredible interest in the villains, which are a lot more fun to play.

It feels good to be awake, knowing others are asleep. Makes you feel like the night is not for everyone, just a chosen few.

You Can Meet Someone Who Can Change Your Life In The Space Of A Year, In The Space Of A Month Or A Week.

When you're indestructible, then nothing is a threat really. So nothing needs to be taken that seriously.

I'm self-conscious in photo shoots. I much prefer to do interviews and talk about the work.

You know, I’m fan of women in general. I don’t want to discriminate.

I would never assume to tell another actor how to do his job!

Vampires are a genre now.

There’s something kind of rewarding about playing the hurricane. My job is to create drama and chaos and there’s a lot of fun to be had doing that.

You never want to play too vampiric or generically evil, so you look for emotions or character traits that you can relate to.

I am always ready to learn although I do not always like being taught.

Above all, protect your inner light. There are those that seek to take it from you.

It is not a garment I cast off this day, but a skin that I tear with my own hands.Nor is it a thought I leave behind me, but a heart made sweet with hunger and with thirst.

You don't have the right to blame others for your own mistakes..

The opportunities that can be envisioned then created are endless.

Very often I've known people who wouldn't say a word to each other, but they'd go to see movies together and experience life that way.

Well, it's so hard for books to take off. You give years of your life to something that probably won't happen, so when it does, it feels a little unjust.

The cross means suffering. Suffering's meaning is to be learned through the cross.

There's not much that doesn't get me stoked.

I'm not one for a lot of media attention.