I had CNN on in my hotel room every day while we were filming the pilot for 'The Originals.'

Leah Pipes

Categorized in : Day Every Day Pilot Hotel

'The Originals' is going to be an epic showdown of supernatural forces, and that was very evident in the pilot. I just wanted to be a part of that.

pilot going just epic

I hope people understand there is a world outside our life in this bubble and hope we can appreciate it and preserve it.

hope life people world

Neither my fiance nor I take ourselves too seriously, and we want our wedding to reflect our lightheartedness.

reflect seriously wedding want

I have spent a decade of my life dating. I am thrilled about never going on another bad date for the rest of my life. I'm also so excited to learn and grow with the person I respect most in this world.

i-am my-life respect life

The problem with being an actress is there's a lot of rejection.

actress being rejection problem

I thought I was a pretty decent soccer player. I'm not.

pretty thought decent soccer

I first got involved in soccer when I was three years old. And I played until I was sixteen, so for thirteen years, and I love it.

old three love soccer

I've gotten a lot of good advice from my parents. Probably the best advice I've ever gotten from my mom is 'Let it go.'

parents best good mom

I wear sweat pants; I look terrible all the time. I'm so vulnerable.

wear look sweat time

If I'm around a boy I have a crush on, I can't even talk most of the time.

boy talk crush time

Whatever comes my way, I appreciate and do my best at, and if it were to fade someday, I guess I would find something else. But I just don't plan the future, I guess.

best future appreciate way

I love really epic films. I really like 'The Princess Bride,' 'Lord of the Rings.' I really like 'Star Wars.' I love 'Harry Potter.' I'm obsessed with 'Harry Potter.'

bride like princess love

I never really sat down and decided, 'And now this is what I'm going to do.' I just do it.

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