Two brand new interviews featuring Candice Accola were released today – one with Zap2it and one with TV Fanatic! Check out bits from each interview below, and head over to their corresponding websites to see them in full!

‘The Vampire Diaries’: Candice Accola talks Caroline and Tyler, biting strangers, and Katherine
“I’m so my mother’s child when it comes to the biting and the stuntwork,” she laughs. “I’m safety-obsessed. With last week’s episode, when I bit Carter, I’d just met him about an hour before in the makeup trailer. It’s such a bizarre conversation to have with someone. ‘So, you can feel the tips of the fangs. I’ll keep my mouth shut when I come up to your neck, it’ll just be like a kiss, just my lips, and I’ll try not to puncture you. It’s nice to meet you!’”

Accola is loving Caroline’s new attitude — and she particularly enjoyed the scene where she finally told Damon off for manipulating her, abusing her, and feeding on her last year.

“Hell yeah!” she says. “That was epic. Finally she put him in his place. I’m always a fan of women who kick ass on screen so when I read the scripts and Caroline gets to be stronger now, it’s just been really really fun. I’ve been feeling very powerful.”

Read the full article here.

EXCLUSIVE: Candice Accola Dishes on Life as a Vampire
What can we look for in season two?
Action, action, action. This season is very fast-paced. The first season told the story, and second season… just hold on for the ride.

Explain Caroline’s decision to force Matt to dump her.
I think something that’s very human in becoming a vampire for Caroline is that she gains perspective. She recognized an unhealthy relationship, essentially. Part of growing up is looking at the bigger picture of not only what’s best for you but whats best for someone you love, whether that’s a lover or a family member or a friend and I think that she’s starting to do that. The Caroline in first season, if she was going through something traumatic, she would be like… “but I love you and I want to tear you down with me. If I’m going down you’re going with me because I need someone with me to figure this out with.”

She’s starting to find a little more security in herself, where she’s recognizing someone else being happy is more important than her always feeling loved by them.

Read the full article here.