Nina Dobrev (1989- )

Nina Dobrev (1989- )

Nina Dobrev (born Nina Constantinova Dobreva, January 9, 1989) is a Bulgarian-Canadian actress and model. She played the role of Mia Jones, the single teenage mother, on Degrassi: The Next Generation, from the show's sixth to ninth season. She currently stars as Elena Gilbert and Katherine Pierce on The CW television teen drama, The Vampire Diaries.

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Quotes·Quotation by Nina Dobrev

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¶ It’s changed my life a lot, in many different ways. I came into it really new to the business, didn’t really know much. I learned everything on set here, made some really good friends. Everyone’s really positive – I love it. [on being part of “Degrassi: The Next Generation"]

¶ Okay, my strangest fan experience was when I was in LA with Miriam [McDonald] and Cassie [Steele]. We were in a restaurant, and I went to the washroom and at one point when I walked out of the stall, this girl took a picture of me with her cell phone! And then after that, another girl came up to me and said, ‘Why did you kill JT?!’ Obviously I was shocked. I didn’t kill JT! It’s a character and my character’s fictional. It was very strange. [talking about a strange fan experience]

¶ People tell me that I look like her a few times a day. I think she’s gorgeous.

¶ When I have an audition I don’t pick up the phone, I sit at home and I dissect the scenes to the bone. There’s a lot of time and work that goes into it.

Challenge

¶ 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.

¶ It was challenging because it’s not me. I went to a lot of web sites that dealt with teenage pregnancy. I read a lot of stories about girls having to go through what Mia did [Mia is Nina's character on Degrassi]. There’s the alienation factor and there are all the stories and rumors, having everybody judge you. It isn’t easy.

Life

¶ (If given a chance at immortality) I don’t know if I’d want it. I live a pretty cool life, so I’m happy where I am.

¶ I came to L.A. for the first time in January of this past year. The Vampire Diaries was actually my first audition for a pilot. I read the script, and I loved it. I thought it was really cool and I’d just gotten off a series, so obviously I was trained and ready, and I knew the drill and everything to do with it. It just sort of worked out. [in a 2009 interview]

¶ I didn’t have a stage mom at all. I was the one who planned out my auditions and drove myself an hour and a half into the city. [in a 2009 interview]

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Nina Dobrev as Elena Gilbert from Vampire Diaries

¶ They just don't care any more. They don't remember that our parents are dead, they have their own lives to deal with. The rest of the world has moved on. You should try to. [Vampire Diaries, Pilot 1.1]

¶ Dear Diary, Today will be different. It has to be. I will smile, and it will be believable. My smile will say, "I'm fine, thank you. Yes, I feel much better." I will no longer be the sad little girl that lost her parents. I will start fresh, be someone new. It's the only way I'll make it through. [Vampire Diaries, Pilot 1.1]

¶ Dear Diary, I made it through the day. I must have said "I'm fine, thanks" at least 37 times. And I didn't mean it once. But no one noticed. When someone asks "How are you?", they really don't want an answer. [Vampire Diaries, Pilot 1.1]

¶ All you can do is be ready for the good, so when it comes, you invite it in. Because you need it. I need it. [Vampire Diaries, Pilot 1.1]

¶ When you lose someone, it stays with you. Always reminding you of how easy it is to get hurt. [Vampire Diaries, 1.2 The Night of the Comet]

¶ I would write, `Dear Diary, Today I convinced myself it's okay to give up. Stick with the status quo, now just isn't the time. But my reasons aren't reasons, they're excuses and the truth is, I'm scared` Stefan. I'm scared that if I let myself be happy for one minute, that the my world's going to come crashing down and I don't know if I'll be able to survive that. [Vampire Diaries, 1.2 The Night of the Comet]

¶ Well, then say something about yourself.. anything. Otherwise, I'm left with nothing but what other people tell me. [Vampire Diaries, 1.4 Family Ties]

¶ No, I'm not okay with any of it. I'm not gonna cry about it either. Honestly, I'm not gonna be one of those pathetic girls whose world stops spinning because of some guy. [Vampire Diaries, 1.5 You're Undead To Me (2009)]

¶ Dear Diary, I'm not a believer. People are born, they grow old and then they die. That's the world we live in. There's no magic, no mysticism, no immortality. There is nothing that defies rational thought. It's not possible. I'm not a believer, I can't be. But how can I deny what's right in front of me? Someone who never grows old.. never gets hurt.. someone who changes in ways that can't be explained. Girls bitten.. bodies drained of blood.. [Vampire Diaries, 1.5 You're Undead To Me (2009)]

¶ (Thinks, and gets out of the car, with a determined face) No. You don't get to make that decision for me. If you walk away, it's for you because I know what I want. Stefan I love you. [Vampire Diaries, 01.10 The Turning Points (2009)]

¶ If you don't come with me, I'm going by myself. What? You're the one who told me that I could handle things on my own now. [Vampire Diaries, 03.02 The Hybrid]

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Elena Gilbert (1993- , Vampire Diaries)

Elena Gilbert (1993- , Vampire Diaries)

Born on 22 June 1993, Elena Gilbert, portrayed by Nina Dobrev since the pilot, is the series' female protagonist. Elena lives with her younger brother, Jeremy Gilbert, and her aunt, Jenna Sommers, who became her legal guardian after her parents died in a car crash. Her best friend is Bonnie Bennett, who later discovers she is a witch, and she is frenemies with Caroline Forbes, although when Caroline is turned into a vampire they become good friends. Before the beginning of the series she was in a relationship with Matt Donovan, who still carries a torch for her in the beginning of the series. She later begins a relationship with Stefan Salvatore, whom she discovers is a vampire. Stefan's brother Damon also falls in love with Elena. At the end of season one, Elena discovers that her parents aren't actually her biological parents, but that she is actually the daughter of John Gilbert, who she thought was her uncle, and Isobel Flemming, who was turned into a vampire by Damon Salvatore, is Elena's mom. In season two she learns that she is a Petrova doppelgänger, just like Katherine Pierce, which means that she has to be sacrificed to release Klaus' werewolf side. The sacrifice later happens, but Elena is saved, because John sacrificed himself for her after being put under a spell by Bonnie. However, her aunt Jenna is turned in to a vampire and, as part of the sacrifice, is killed by Klaus, leaving Elena without a guardian. In the season two finale, while Damon is dying due to a werewolf bite, she forgives him for forcing her to drink his blood and kisses him with the thought that it might be Damon's last day, however Damon gets cured by drinking Klaus' blood. In season three, Elena does everything in her power to make Stefan get his humanity back, which was turned off by Klaus. Meanwhile, she grows closer to Damon while working together on saving Stefan and trying to defeat Klaus, eventually even sharing a kiss. She later admits to Stefan that she has feelings for Damon as well. While in Denver together, Elena kisses Damon, later telling him that she doesn't know how she feels.

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Quotes·Quotation by Elena Gilbert

Nina Dobrev as Elena Gilbert from Vampire Diaries

¶ They just don't care any more. They don't remember that our parents are dead, they have their own lives to deal with. The rest of the world has moved on. You should try to. [Vampire Diaries, Pilot 1.1]

¶ Dear Diary, Today will be different. It has to be. I will smile, and it will be believable. My smile will say, "I'm fine, thank you. Yes, I feel much better." I will no longer be the sad little girl that lost her parents. I will start fresh, be someone new. It's the only way I'll make it through. [Vampire Diaries, Pilot 1.1]

¶ Dear Diary, I made it through the day. I must have said "I'm fine, thanks" at least 37 times. And I didn't mean it once. But no one noticed. When someone asks "How are you?", they really don't want an answer. [Vampire Diaries, Pilot 1.1]

¶ All you can do is be ready for the good, so when it comes, you invite it in. Because you need it. I need it. [Vampire Diaries, Pilot 1.1]

¶ When you lose someone, it stays with you. Always reminding you of how easy it is to get hurt. [Vampire Diaries, 1.2 The Night of the Comet]

¶ I would write, `Dear Diary, Today I convinced myself it's okay to give up. Stick with the status quo, now just isn't the time. But my reasons aren't reasons, they're excuses and the truth is, I'm scared` Stefan. I'm scared that if I let myself be happy for one minute, that the my world's going to come crashing down and I don't know if I'll be able to survive that. [Vampire Diaries, 1.2 The Night of the Comet]

¶ Well, then say something about yourself.. anything. Otherwise, I'm left with nothing but what other people tell me. [Vampire Diaries, 1.4 Family Ties]

¶ No, I'm not okay with any of it. I'm not gonna cry about it either. Honestly, I'm not gonna be one of those pathetic girls whose world stops spinning because of some guy. [Vampire Diaries, 1.5 You're Undead To Me (2009)]

¶ Dear Diary, I'm not a believer. People are born, they grow old and then they die. That's the world we live in. There's no magic, no mysticism, no immortality. There is nothing that defies rational thought. It's not possible. I'm not a believer, I can't be. But how can I deny what's right in front of me? Someone who never grows old.. never gets hurt.. someone who changes in ways that can't be explained. Girls bitten.. bodies drained of blood.. [Vampire Diaries, 1.5 You're Undead To Me (2009)]

¶ (Thinks, and gets out of the car, with a determined face) No. You don't get to make that decision for me. If you walk away, it's for you because I know what I want. Stefan I love you. [Vampire Diaries, 01.10 The Turning Points (2009)]

¶ If you don't come with me, I'm going by myself. What? You're the one who told me that I could handle things on my own now. [Vampire Diaries, 03.02 The Hybrid]

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