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Vampire or Werewolf? With VAMPIRE DIARIES Star Paul Wesley

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It's a "fantastyczny" day at the Young Hollywood Studio when Paul Wesley stops by to talk about Season 4 of his smash hit TV series "The Vampire Diaries" and what a big hit it is in his parents' native Poland! After a quick Polish lesson, we test Paul's supernatural pop culture knowledge with an ultra challenging "Vampire Or Werewolf" quiz!

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Young Hollywood

hello I am here with Vampire Diaries star Oh Wesley aah I'm here with Vampire Diaries - Paul Wesley said that very enthusiastic

Paul Wesley

I was very enthusiastic no I'm great

Young Hollywood

Vampire Diaries star it's good thanks

Paul Wesley

I know thank you

Young Hollywood

Well you said you were the master of making a fool of yourself yep how so

Paul Wesley

Just wait and see

Young Hollywood

Are you a karaoke guy like how do you make a fool year

Paul Wesley

You know it's funny you should ask I've actually never done karaoke and I don't plan on doing it right now cute I know that was done Hollywood no I've never done karaoke so maybe I'm not a master of making a fool out of myself

Young Hollywood

Well I know you're a master in speaking polish I

Paul Wesley

That was my first language going out what mm-hmm yeah cuz I am my parents you know move to this country uh in their 20s and then I I was born shortly thereafter so at home it was always polish so um yeah so and then I went back my grandparents are there you know and everything

Young Hollywood

So when you go there are you just mobbed what's it like

Paul Wesley

Well it's surprisingly yes surprisingly Vampire Diaries is is popular there

Young Hollywood

Surprising

Paul Wesley

Well I don't know I mean sometimes shows yeah you're right and sometimes shows you know American shows don't translate to Europe or wherever but Vampire Diaries is one of these sort of universally worldly theme that gets people love vampires so they do you know yeah so actually it's funny when I go to Poland it's what's really cool about going to Poland is that they don't just you know the Polish people don't just come up and say hey you're the guy from Vampire Diaries they actually come up to me and say hey we know your real last name which is Veggie laughs key and they say okay before you were a traitor and change your name to Americanize it no but ifs you Leske and then and then and then they say we know you're polish and they speak Polish

Young Hollywood

So what can you teach me in Polish I want to know what uh something that's not too bad

Paul Wesley

Well give me the American translation of the curse word that one then I will then try to adapt it

Young Hollywood

Jackass

Paul Wesley

Jack so unique it it's Americanized Wow I knew I can say ass okay let's ask I think I am dupa dupa I think by the way I think they could just be like my what my parents called ass like or something or what I my little like childish way of saying it I don't know if that's the formal curse word but I think it is okay so ts dish dupa is like you're an ass

Young Hollywood

Okay so what I think we're going to say something about season 4 of Vampire Diaries um I see a buncha fantasticness says on it's gonna be a fantastic season and in English let's talk about this that's so much better I'm kidding and so that ended last season with her you had to feel some satisfaction you got the girl she chose you

Paul Wesley

I know it's not going to I didn't do anything you didn't know here's the thing I didn't feel any satisfaction because I always feel like you know vampire is the theme of vampires is to - vampire brothers fighting over a girl so like clearly it's never gonna last and you know not to discourage our audience because I do think in the end there will be some sort of resolution but I think you know sees end of season 3 her choosing me I knew it was sort of a short-lived thing I almost don't want to be the chosen one because audiences want whatever they can't have okay so I almost wanted her to choose Damon because I want Stefan and Elena to be the couple that people don't it wouldn't be nice if they were together because your imagination is so much more powerful than what's presented to you so if you have something thrown in your face you don't want it you always want what you can't have right so I'm really secretly hoping gain and Elena get together so everyone gets really sick of them and then they say hey Stefan would be so great for her because it's just so annoying watching those two on screening all the time

Young Hollywood

Joseph Morgan yes in bigger and we have a little clip um right he he taught me I really wanted to channel my inner vampire and I said I didn't know how you got how you do the vampire face so you're born with it

Paul Wesley

I think you you are but he did give me some pointers so if you want to just look over your shoulder over screen there we're gonna show you what he taught okay great what you do what you need to do is just think of a a split-second change so one second you're just normal and then I find out first open your mouth really wide you have to imagine you have the fans there and then just like kind of squint up your eyes and think that's pretty good pretty good

Young Hollywood

Wow do you think first of all I didn't know you guys had such a good budget CGI budget there was unbelievable Paul I don't know what your that was au naturale that was unbelievable by the way I totally took me by suprise

Paul Wesley

Well is bed tonight spit i frightened you

Young Hollywood

You did so we have a game for you

Paul Wesley

Great

Young Hollywood

It is called vampire or werewolf okay I'm going to have you refer back to the screen behind you and we're going to show you pictures of different celebrities and you're going to tell me whether they played a vampire or a werewolf and tell us what now oh wow Betty first let's identify the celebrity

Paul Wesley

Yes thank you okay um vampire or werewolf I am I I think he played a vampire Jamie come on I mean yeah it's almost like we're insulting you this is just give me a break well obviously come on moving on werewolf I didn't even get out of here this is so what do you mean this is expecting a challenge here the first one was gags I'm anyway so we know that's Lestat okay come on wolf come on yeah here this is really get you guys okay this is awful who came up with this game oh wait Dakota Fanning right oh I was at the good home oh did we throw him for a loop yes so she was in Oh wasn't she cuz I've never seen Twilight wasn't she in Twilight I don't know why she was but I don't know she played a werewolf I'm gonna take a guess okay take a guess she looks vampire ask to me I would say vampire yeah that was good all right well here's how I got every answer correct

Young Hollywood

Wow you come back we're making that tougher

Paul Wesley

Yes please seriously come on any any juvenile quiz you

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PEOPLE MENTIONED

  • Paul Wesley

    Star of 'The Vampire Diaries' and interviewee

  • Joseph Morgan

    Co-star who taught Paul Wesley a 'vampire face'

  • Damon

    Character from 'The Vampire Diaries' discussed as a love interest for Elena

  • Elena

    Character from 'The Vampire Diaries' discussed as a love interest

  • Stefan

    Paul Wesley's character in 'The Vampire Diaries'

  • Jamie

    Celebrity in the 'Vampire or Werewolf' quiz

  • Lestat

    Character mentioned during the 'Vampire or Werewolf' quiz

  • Dakota Fanning

    Celebrity in the 'Vampire or Werewolf' quiz, suspected of being in Twilight

FAQ

What is Paul Wesley's real last name?+
Paul Wesley's real last name is Wasilewski.
What show is Paul Wesley known for?+
Paul Wesley is known for his role in the TV series "The Vampire Diaries."
Does Paul Wesley speak Polish?+
Yes, Paul Wesley speaks Polish as it was his first language growing up.
Did Paul Wesley want Elena to choose his character Stefan in Season 3 of The Vampire Diaries?+
Paul Wesley stated that he didn't feel satisfaction when Elena chose his character, Stefan, because he believes audiences want what they can't have, and he almost wanted her to choose Damon.
Who taught Paul Wesley how to do a vampire face?+
Paul Wesley learned how to do a vampire face from his co-star, Joseph Morgan.
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