"He’s not going to be pining. Season two and three, he did everything they wanted him to do. He tried to be the person they wanted him to be and guess what? It didn’t work. None of it worked. He’s basically saying now, “This is who I am, like it or not. (For a lack of better words) Go fuck yourself! If you don’t like who I am, then you have no business being in my face. So, get out of it!” This year, now, he has this sort of sense of self worth. He’s sort of saying, “I’ve been around a long time and you guys are a bunch of morons. This is me.” I think it gives him enough play to say, “She doesn’t want me. She just doesn’t want me."
— Ian Somerhalder on Damon in season 4 [x]  (via waitingondelena)