Quotes about E/E from Daniel Gillies and Nina Dobrev
Well, God knows that she’s done things to him that he wouldn’t have necessarily wanted to happen, but Elijah continues to return to Elena even though she’s effectively put a knife in him. Those two have an interesting connection. Elena & Elijah are both really, really coming to terms with their humanity – one after thousands of years is still wrestling with it because he has this deep sense of compassion in spite of his murderous qualities. I think there’s something deeply naive about her, but extraordinarily worldly for her years. That’s one of the reasons I think they’re drawn to each other.
There’s no question that he’s enchanted by Elena but it’s not as simplistic as needing to be with this girl — I just think he’s more fascinated by her as a study in the potential of what a person can be. I think that if he does survive [the finale] and leaves Mystic Falls, I don’t think he can stay away because she’s too much of a miracle for him. There’s something in her that’s also in him – I don’t mean to be grotesque about it and frame this in a romantic context, but there’s a spiritual quality they share and that’s going to be very difficult for him to not return to.
I don’t think he needs anything from her as much as The Salvatore’s do – I just think he could watch her forever. He almost looks at her the way one would look at a flower or a beautiful expanse of water. This is obviously more Julie Plec & Kevin Williamson’s domain than mine — they’re the only ones who know if there are any romantic feelings inside Elijah that Elena is responsible for rousing, but I think that he enjoys who he becomes around her, even in spite of all the peril it has brought him. - DG
I think Elena reminds Elijah of everything he liked about being human and continues to like about being human. - DG
I think now, he’s just so weathered and kind of numb. I think that’s slowly changing because of meeting Elena. - DG
I think that’s the most important thing about these vampire shows. They’re not even about vampires, really. Especially this show. It’s not about vampires, it’s about humans and humanity. It’s about being a person and the beauty that probably someone like Elijah sees in somebody like Elena. - DG
I think she’s a miracle to him. I think everybody else is behaving in a way he understands and can predict, but she’s just this flower in the desert. - DG
Yeah, I mean it’s just so natural. If you saw somebody who was just under threat all the time and was making these really brave decisions, and was doing things that [you] wouldn’t possibly have the courage be able to do, the bravery of her — I think he’s seduced by her, in spite of himself. Nobody’s got better restraint than Elijah, but I think that she’s just completely enchanting. Everybody’s behaving predictably around him, but I think she’s the only one who really places the experience and value of others before her own. - DG
The spin in the works here, is this little thing called Elena. She’s got more of a grasp on him that he understands. Or let me rephrase that, I think he knows precisely the kind of grasp she has on him. I’m sensing something unselfish surfacing in him, like a devotional kind of love. - DG
It’s not just about being drawn to her, it’s about the need to protect her. That’s why I used the word devotional. A lot of people will read this and think that’s just Elijah’s desire to be with her. I don’t think it’s as simple as as that. - DG
It’s dangerous but I think there’s something intoxicating about the combination of Elena’s purity and Elijah’s ancient resonance. - DG
She represents something magnificent to him, something he doesn’t see very often in people,” he tells us. “The fans are right; There’s a resistance and a purity, and the sexual tension becomes pyre between them. - DG
There’s now something sort of building between Elijah and Elena. - ND
Elijah spotted at Mandalay Bay frolicking in a wave pool….. When asked about Elena, he started singing ‘Umbrella’. - DG (Twitter)
Elijah, out of everyone, is the only person who’s actually forming an alliance with her, so her biggest enemy is her closest ally. - ND
I think he finds Elena attractive. I mean, I know he does. Maybe that’s just me. - DG
From the moment I walked on set, she was just immediately kind to me. It doesn’t happen that often. It’s the nicest crew and cast ever… Nina, she’s what? 21? I’m 34… She’s smarter than me. And boy does she work hard, she’s playing both roles. She’s there every day and she doesn’t bitch, and she’s tough and she knows she has a great thing. She cares and she always has a sense of humor. She’s just vicious and she rips on me. We tease each other all day and I think it reads in the performance. - DG
The longer he’s around her, the more human he becomes. - DG
It was something we communicated without saying it, so I can see why they removed it: “You remind me of how beautiful it can be to be human.” - DG
She’s such a hero, she’s so much tougher than everybody out there and she doesnt have any power to fall upon. - DG
It’s sort of the exploration of what it is to be human and to celebrate that. - DG
Someone like Elijah looks at someone like Elena he thinks, even within her own mortality she is so much greater than some creatures that lived for centuries that were despicable. - DG
She’s a warrior, and I love that she values her humanity. - DG
Where do I want to see it go? As far as it can…as far as it can. - DG
I know it’s a little obvious in the world of Vampire Diaries, where everyone falls in love with Elena, but I agree that Elijah sees something beautiful in her. I would love for him to express that to her before he goes. I feel like Elijah would be most drawn to her because she’s living a better life than people who’ve lived for centuries longer. I think that’s the sort of thing he’s attracted to. Even it was just a moment, I’d love to see them share something — but I think it should be more. - DG
It’s funny because I know a lot of fans want Elijah with Katerina, but he’s attracted to who a person is in their soul and Katerina is nowhere near the person Elena is. I think Elijah came to town thinking he’d deal with all this doppelganger business quickly and be done with it. But things got complicated when he saw this girl – I think Elijah fell for Elena harder than he ever fell for Katerina. In my opinion. - DG
AX: Do you think there’s anything Klaus could do that would make Elijah forgive him? GILLIES: Yeah. I think if he returned the family to Elijah and if he left Elena alone. - DG
Whether it’s requited or unrequited, I think that Elijah already has enormous feelings for Elena. - DG
[regarding his favorite s2 moment] I really liked the scene where Elena put the knife in me, actually. I quite liked that – I don’t know why, but there’s something about it that’s kind of romantic to me. I don’t know if it’s the imagery, or just something about those two together. When I watched that back, even though she stuck the knife in, there’s something sort of symbolic about love and a relationship. I love scenes with her. I think that particularly with Elena — apart from the fact that Nina is a cool actress to work with — Elena reminds Elijah that people can be enchanting, too. - DG
