Hottie Ian Somerhalder Talks Lost Return And Vampire Diaries

We HEART pretty much everything about Ian Somerhalder from his gorgeous blue to eyes to his bad boy vampire character Damon Salvatore.  More importantly, we love LOST, and we can’t wait for the return of his character Boone in tonight’s premiere.

Somerhalder recently sat down with Starpulse.com to talk about Vampire Diaries and LOST, and the writer said he might be “the nicest handsome man” he’s ever met.   Ummm, can we meet him too?  Check out some highlights of the interview below and read the rest here.

Starpulse: Can you talk about returning for the first Lost episode this season?

Ian Somerhalder: Not even a little bit. Out of respect for them, I can’t say.

What was it like to be back and have that closure?

It was great. It was so fun to be back. I was shooting all day, landed in Hawaii, went to set, did hair and make-up, and then slept. I woke up the next morning, went to set and then left.

So, it was a whirlwind for you then?

Yeah, but it was amazing to see everyone and be a part of that group again. Everyone has stayed the same, yet changed.

What memories stand out for you from being a part of Lost?

Almost every aspect of it. I know that’s a blanket answer, but it’s everything from being on a set with those phenomenally talented actors, to watching rainstorms come, to looking at a 767 that’s completely torn apart on this deserted beach in the middle of nowhere, to being a part of one of the most amazing, historic television shows ever made. I wish I had stayed on the show, but it all works out the way it does. To be able to go back there and have that experience, with all of those people whom I’ve known for so long, and to have Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse still want me around, was a really, really cool experience.

Of all the roles you’ve done, what’s the one that people recognize you for the most?

It was Lost, but now it’s shifted to The Vampire Diaries. When I was in Hawaii shooting Lost, I was in Jack Bender’s office, the directing executive producer, and I looked up on his wall where he has all these big newspaper clippings. It said that the Lost Season 2 premiere had 31 million viewers in the States. That is a massive amount of people. This show has five million viewers, so it’s significantly less, but it’s the power of the youth culture. That’s what’s so amazing.

What are the noticeable differences between Lost fans and The Vampire Diaries fans?

Either way, these fans are awesome. The Lost fans are amazing. The Vampire Diaries fans are a lot younger, which makes it really adorable. Every 13-year-old girl in America who’s not watching Lost is watching this show, and they’re so cute and so into it. They have so many questions and they get so excited. I just want to hug them. The little girls get scared because they think I’m a vampire and that I’m going to kill them.