Quotes About Desire

'Originals' is a show that is not about struggling as a vampire but reveling in it. It's about embracing vampirism.

I would never say no to continuing to explore the - somebody coined the phrase for me the other day, which I love - 'TVDU,' 'The 'Vampire Diaries' Universe.' I have no desire to exploit it, but I also know that there are plenty of opportunities for stories left to be told.

I think there's a real sex appeal to vampires. They're very sexy.

Vampires are immortal, you can do whatever you want, and get away with it. And there's the seduction part of course, sex is a big part of the vampire thing.

I think vampires are a timeless powerful archetype that can tap into people's psyches.

There is a certain swagger with vampires.

If vampires were a separate species, and they were into genetic engineering, what would they engineer for?

I've always had a fascination with vampires. It's not that I'm exactly fascinated with the dark side. It's the human struggle with it. How we deal with those two aspects of who we are. We all have those elements.

I always thought of vampires, especially the young-adult ones, as a metaphor for sex - sucking blood, forbidden, taboo. I think they just ooze sex. Vampires are all the big themes in life in one attractive, bloodsucking package.

Vampires are total sexual metaphors; there's just no way around that.

'Interview with a Vampire' made vampires sexy.

Vampires and teens have a lot in common. Teens have surging hormones, vampires have surging blood lust. Teenagers think they're immortal.

The phenomenon of vampires has always appealed to me. Everyone kind of likes a vampire story because it almost could be true.

Anne Rice really doesn't explore vampires as hideous monsters of the night, they're ancient creatures with a heart. And they want to be loved and they want connections just like we do.

The thing I love about vampires that I find so fascinating is that, unlike other sci-fi creations, they aren't monsters from the get-go, they're human beings first... and so what kind of human you are would dictate what kind of vampire you would be.

Vampires were an excellent springboard. I still love them; they fascinate me.

I think that vampires are sexy. The idea of them being untouchable has been really exciting for people.

I think 'House of Night' blew up the way it did because it offered so many people a fantasy that they can be... vampires are very alluring.

One of the things that may appeal to teenagers is that vampires never change - they're frozen in that age.

I've wanted to own a DeLorean since I was 10 years old, but it always seemed like a silly daydream. Like owning the 'A-Team' van or something.

As a small child, me and my pals fantasised about one day owning an ice-cream van. To have ice creams on demand would have been a dream come true.

There is no club in Europe that wouldn't want Van Persie at centre-forward.

These days... it's all vanilla sex for me.

When I'm on a strict eating regimen, at some point I have to have French fries, a cheeseburger and some pizza. And Oreos and vanilla ice cream!