He was featured on the cover of our November Event Programme, and in addressing a packed house in Adelaide Ian Somerhalder sunk his teeth into a fan Q&A and questions about The Vampire Diaries, V-Wars and more.
AN INTERESTING SATURDAY NIGHT IN SA
“I was having conversations with people and in the middle of a conversation, I just looked over at my agent and I said something that was inaudible to her and she said, ‘Okay, it’s time.’ I was talking to someone and started hallucinating because the door handle started moving.”
DEDICATED FANS
“The single most incredible fanbase I’ve ever seen, next to the Beatles, is the audience and fanbase of The Vampire Diaries. Because of your enthusiasm and how much time of your life you didn’t mind wasting, you made the show a hit. You made it to where I can no longer walk down city streets without security, thank you.”
BEHIND THE SCENES
“It takes an incredible amount of energy, and I think if anyone knew what it takes to produce a 38 or 48 or 58-minute episode of television, you would never complain again.”
WHAT MADE THE VAMPIRE DIARIES CLICK
“At the heart of The Vampire Diaries, it was about the performance and these characters and these people in this town. At the end of the day, let’s be honest, it was like a teen vampire soap opera; it was super melodramatic at times, but it had so much heart. While we weren’t being nominated for Emmys and Golden Globes, the heart of those characters is what resonated with you, the audience.”
ON DAMON SALVATORE
“Can I just explain something for one second? Damon Salvatore did the most awful stuff to people and you guys still loved him…You guys accepted some really terrible stuff.”
UPCOMING NETFLIX HIT V-WARS
“I’m really hoping to craft something special with V-Wars. It’s very different, I’m not a vampire. His name is Dr Luther Swann, he’s not stylish or cool and he’s not 150 years old. He’s a normal dude, he’s a scientist, he’s a dad – he’s actually everything I ever wanted to be.”
ON STARTING A NEW GIG
“It was weird showing up to a set and not knowing a single face. It’s like going to a new office after you’ve been working somewhere for eight years.”
Lead image by Ewan Ly
