Nina Dobrev Chats About Her Departure From The Vampire Diaries

Nina Dobrev opened up to PEOPLE magazine about her upcoming departure from The Vampire Diaries. The young actress will not be returning to the hit show next year in order to pursue other opportunities. Highlights from her interview are below.

On what she has been doing with her spare time since wrapping the show: “I had a very scheduled, regimented life, and I’ve just been taking the whole month to not plan anything and see where life takes me and chill for a second before getting back into it and getting super-focused again.”

On what she plans to pursue in the future: “I don’t want to put labels or criteria or pressure in any capacity on what I’m doing. I just want to see how everything unfolds. I’m not close-minded in that way. TV is amazing these days, and the quality on television is incredible. I would love to do more TV if it’s good quality, and I would love to do film that I’m passionate about.”

On what she will miss the most: “I’m going to miss everyone, and I’m going to miss being on the show, but I’m still going to keep watching.”

The season finale of The Vampire Diaries airs tonight on The CW.