Ian Somerhalder Says His Character in 'The Vampire Diaries' Has Humanity

Fri, 18 September 2009 01:59:07 ET

Though Damon Salvatore has been seen as the darn evil brother of Paul Wesley's Stefan Salvatore, Ian Somerhalder claims his character in 'The Vampire Diaries' will still show humanity at some moments.

Since new CW series "The Vampire Diaries" has just been premiered on September 10, little has been known about the characters, particularly about Ian Somerhalder's Damon Salvatore. In a recent interview with E! Online, the depicter of Stefan Salvatore's brother has given hints of how his character will be told in the story.

Asked if Damon will remain to be portrayed as a wicked guy as it has been seen in the first episode, Ian said, "He sticks with it for a little while. I think that's his thing, and he has such a good time doing it." However, Damon will sometimes be seen soften as the actor claimed, "There are moments where you may see some sort of humanity in him, and there are moments when you may see that he may not be as intense as he appears to be."

During the interview, Ian also explained about the relationship between Damon and his brother Stefan, played by Paul Wesley. "Stefan is not a fan of Damon, and for good reason," he said. "Whatever happened in the past, something happened between these two to yield an enormous amount of animosity, equally shared. Damon harbors a lot of anger toward Stefan for something he did in the past. So at any given moment, Stefan finds himself in a place where he's happy, Damon will show up to ruin it. And that's intense."

Despite his description of the sibling rivalry between Damon and Stefan, Ian claimed the two brothers still care about each other as he added, "Make no mistake about it, Damon loves his brother." He further stated, "He would never let anything happen to his brother. He's the only one he has. And to be honest with you, Stefan is the only person who truly understands Damon, who understands what he's been through, understands what he's coming from. So in that sense, the relationship is one-sided in that Damon does love his brother, and he misses his brother."

Beside Ian Somerhalder and Paul Wesley, "The Vampire Diaries" is also starred by Nina Dobrev and Candice Accola, who portray Elena Gilbert and Caroline Forbes respectively. The TV series revolves around two vampire brothers with different characters, one good, one evil, who are at war for Elena's soul in the small town of Mystic Falls, Virginia. The second episode of it has been aired on Thursday, September 17.

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