Quotes by Nina Dobrev

I do a lot of yoga. I practice yoga three or four times a week. It's an escape for me.

Wash your face at the end of the night! There's nothing worse than sleeping in makeup. You wake up looking like a painting that's been left out in a rainstorm.

It's good to be challenged, to keep moving forward, and keep being inspired and scared. I feel like, if you're not afraid of something, you shouldn't do it. If you're just coasting through things, what's the point? You're not learning.

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

Yoga changed my body 100 percent. It tones everything and leans you out. Dancer's pose is amazing. It works every muscle!

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

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

I literally pass out when I see blood.

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.

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.

If you looked at my feet, you would know for sure that I used to do ballet. They're completely destroyed and ripped up.

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.

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

You either have chemistry or you don't, but a lot of what attracts me is a guy's mind and humor and talent. I need to get to know all those things before I fall for someone.

I'd like to try different genres: comedy, period drama, rom-com, action.

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

My love can't be purchased Best gifts have been well-thought-out surprises.

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!

I could be a yoga instructor. I'm not certified, but I could do it. Once I did a class where the instructor didn't show up, and I just went to the front and did it, and everyone followed. So I've done it before, and I love it.

It's good to be challenged, to keep moving forward, and keep being inspired and scared. I feel like, if you're not afraid of something, you shouldn't do it. If you're just coasting through things, what's the point? You're not learning.

It's challenging and interesting for me to work on projects that are unique and unconventional. I'm so bored with seeing the same recycled material.

I think that when people start hanging around each other, they start to pick on on each other's quirks and taste in music, apparently.

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.

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

I film so much and I'm working so much that when I do get even a Saturday or a Sunday off, I just literally watch movies or sleep or hang out with my close friends and relax.

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.

You either have chemistry or you don't, but a lot of what attracts me is a guy's mind and humor and talent. I need to get to know all those things before I fall for someone. I'm not a one-night-stand kind of girl. I'm a relationship girl.

I'm bored with the same genre, the same remakes of things. I like original ideas and high-concept things where it's off the page and kind of fantastical.

I was a rhythmic and athletic gymnast for a little while. Then, when I quit gymnastics, I fell in love with yoga. So sometimes I think I'd like to open up a yoga studio.

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

I learned to cook by watching and helping my mother in the kitchen. I also learned by trial and error. Even though I'm big on recipes, I love to make up my own dishes and when you take a risk in the kitchen, you learn a lot about food!

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.

I love to try and cook. I'm pretty good, but I'm not saying I'm great. So that's exactly why I wanted to learn from the best. There's a certain type of bonding that happens when you cook with people you love.

Girls weekend with the 'Vampire Diaries' girls has become a big deal! It's our quality time. It's so much fun to unload and not feel guilty complaining or talking about your insecurities or bonding over things that you thought you were on your own about.

I went on a date once with a police officer, unbeknownst to me. I thought he was a regular guy. And when I found out that he was a police officer... I wasn't so into it. I got paranoid that I would illegally cross the street and get a ticket for jay walking.

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 want to go to Harry Potter Land! I actually should text Emma Watson to see if she can hook us up with a backstage pass or something. That's the perk of doing a movie with Emma called 'The Perks Of Being A Wallflower.'

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.'

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

I have a flat tummy, but I'm not rock hard. If I'm going to be in a bikini, I'll train more and skip desserts for a couple of weeks. But usually, I work out to feel good.

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

I'm kind of a globetrotter. I've been traveling since I was born and living in different locations.

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

I mean, I love to try and cook. I'm pretty good, but I'm not saying I'm great.

Even though I'm big on recipes, I love to make up my own dishes and when you take a risk in the kitchen, you learn a lot about food!

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

Whether it's a bright shoe or a clutch or a lipstick, I've had a lot of fun using color contacts as an accessory.

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

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

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.

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 know a lot of people dread going to work every morning, but my work is playing pretend and doing stunts and screaming. It's a lot of fun and I get to play dress up. Every day is exciting and different and new and cool. I couldn't be more grateful.

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

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

I'd love to hear what confident, intelligent women in the industry have to say: Rachel McAdams, Carey Mulligan, Angelina Jolie, Kristen Wiig and Tina Fey. I would stand in line all day for that panel.

The 'Degrassi' producers were very supportive. They sent me flowers when I got 'The Vampire Diaries,' and then as soon as it premiered and got the great numbers that it did, I got another large bouquet of flowers from them.

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

Starving to be skinny isn't my thing. When I don't eat, it affects my mood! On-set, I fuel up with small meals and I'm always grabbing high-protein snacks, like almonds. Chai lattes with espresso also keep me going.

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

My love can't be purchased... Best gifts have been well-thought-out surprises.

Over the holidays is when I have the most occasions to cook and bake.

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.

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

Comedy is probably a lot harder for me. Maybe it's because I've been doing drama for so long or maybe it's because... you don't want to search for a laugh; you can't try to be funny, you just have to naturally be funny or be in a situation that's funny.

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.

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

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

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

I am a fan of the vampire shows, especially 'True Blood.' I'm obsessed with it. I got to meet the entire cast at Comic-Con and hang out with them. And that was awesome. I basically died and went to heaven.

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.

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

I'm like the female version of George Clooney in 'Up in the Air.' I have to have an eye mask, and Amore Pacific has this cream face mask that's moisturizing. Moisture is so important in the stuffy, dry air on a plane.

Part of life and part of the enjoyment of life is a croissant and a chocolate cake and eggs and milkshakes and oatmeal. There's so many things, you have to learn to appreciate it all. When I don't eat as much as I should, I'm not fun to be around; I'm fussy.

Girls' weekend with the 'Vampire Diaries' girls has become a big deal! It's our quality time. It's so much fun to unload and not feel guilty complaining or talking about your insecurities or bonding over things that you thought you were on your own about.

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.

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

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 really want to be associated with great projects and character driven projects and films. I have to feed my soul, and keep feeling like an artist and keep being challenged.

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

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