103 Quotes by Julie Plec

Don't do another show just because someone thinks that there's a dollar to be earned there. Do it because you love the characters, and you love the world, and you really, truly feel both the fans and you as a storyteller can benefit from having the second show.

'The Reckoning' is one of my proudest hours. I love that episode so much.

TV is really, really, really hard work. You sacrifice a lot of your personal life, a lot of your sanity, just to do one show.

A long-running show leaves behind a legacy of storytellers and their relationship with the audience.

'The Vampire Diaries' is a serialized drama. It deserved its final chapter.

Happiness is not necessarily a drama magnet.

I feel like Caroline Forbes is such a crucial element... on 'The Vampire Diaries.'

I grew up as an avid reader. I would go to the library and check out 40 books a week. Some of them were smarty books; most of them were 'Sweet Valley High' and young teen romance.

The intensity of the story breaking on 'Vampire' has never been easy. Every week, you're starting with a blank board and trying to make a new movie. There's no formula; there's no franchise to hang your hat on.