Quotes from Nina Dobrev

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 literally pass out when I see blood.

It's just a great brand with great clothes. I'm just excited they asked me to be part of Penshoppe.

A man in a suit looking put together and dapper is very attractive, but I also kind of like the I-just-rolled-out-of-bed, a-little-bit-of-scruff, effortless, not-trying-hard-but-still-sexy guy. If a guy spends more time looking in the mirror than I do, that's problem!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Cole Haan is like high fashion Nike, so you feel like you're wearing Nike shoes, but you're wearing heels. Every time I'm on a red carpet, I always either wear Cole Haan or Stuart Weitzman. You end up having to walk around all night in these heels and you want to be comfortable and not look like you're in pain. It definitely shows in pictures.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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 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.

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

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

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

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.