"Sawyer is a great deal of inspiration (for Damon)," Somerhalder said. "Josh Holloway is an amazing actor. Sawyer is a really great character -- one of the most conflicted, funniest dudes ever. And I feel that way on 'Vampire Diaries.' At the end of the day, not to demean the material, I've ever said this to Peter Roth, the president of Warner Bros. television, this is a soapy teen vampire drama – like melodrama (expletive). So the least I could do is have fun, bring a lot of edge to it."