Top 50 Nina Dobrev Quotes

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.

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

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

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!

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.

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

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.

Looking back on high school, I just remember specific scenarios and thinking, wow, that was such a big deal at the time, but right now it feels like it never even happened. So I guess if I can give any advice, I would just say that everything will pass, and it’ll feel like it was a big deal over nothing.

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

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.

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. Every time I go back to Toronto, I see them and hang out with them.

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

I love yoga because it’s very calming for your body and your spirit. It gives you that meditative state, and its 90 minutes where you can get away from the world and just be, and exist in the moment. I need yoga. It’s part of my life, and I can’t imagine not doing it.

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

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.

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’ve reached a point where I’m comfortable in my own skin, and I do what I need to do, to feel good, but I’m built the way I am. The dancer’s feet, the bruises on my legs, they’re not going to go away. I think real girls have bruises. Tough chicks get bruised. They get dirty. And they have fun.

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

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

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.

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

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.

I literally pass out when I see blood.

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

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

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 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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.

For like everyday, just kind of hanging out, I love flannels. Part of my closet, there’s a whole section of flannels because I love them so much. Slouchy, oversized hats and fedoras. I just got these 2 amazing hats that I really love, blue and gold trim with woven material by D&Y. I love D&Y hats.

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.

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.

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 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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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.