With all due respect to 'The Vampire Diaries,' doing the same thing, over and over again, for essentially five years straight, it really becomes laborious and tedious, and it becomes a job. You obviously find gratification in acting, but you're playing the same character. No matter how compelling it is, it starts feeling pretty monotonous.

Filmmaking is something that I'm really passionate about. Film, in general, is something that I'm passionate about.

Let's put it this way: if I were to direct a feature film, I would not be in it.

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