Interviewer: All right.
Here's Kendrick.
He plays Jesse on the new season of the show.
Tell us who Jesse is, since we haven't met him yet.
Kendrick: He's a cool guy.
He's charming.
He's kind of amazing.
I think he's pretty amazing.
He's definitely (?). He takes a little special interest in somebody.
Interviewer: I hear it's Caroline he takes a little interest in.
Kendrick: I think it could be.
I don't know.
Interviewer: Okay.
Kendrick: Maybe.
Interviewer: So he has a thing for blondes.
Kendrick: He has a thing for blondes.
Yeah.
He definitely has a thing for blondes.
Interviewer: What's his attitude like?
Is he laid back and cool or is a little more attitude-y?
What can we expect to see?
Kendrick: He's fun.
He's fun.
He's charming.
He's persistent, he's a fighter.
He's very determined to get what he's going at.
Interviewer: Okay.
I'm going to go on a limb here; I'm guessing he doesn't
take 'No' for an answer very well?
Kendrick: No, doesn't take 'No' for answer.
Interviewer: Okay.
Kendrick: He doesn't.
And he likes to play with that.
Interviewer: Okay.
Now he's also going to school with the girls, right?
He's in the college already . . .
Kendrick: He's in the college.
Interviewer: . . . or where's he at?
Kendrick: He's an educated man.
Interviewer: Okay.
I like that.
Kendrick: He's an educated man.
He's very involved in the community and . . .
Interviewer: Okay.
Kendrick: No.
I'm kidding.
He's awesome, though.
He's an upper classman, trying to show people the ropes.
Interviewer: Okay.
Kendrick: He's a generous guy.
Interviewer: Okay.
That sounds like good qualities.
Kendrick: Goes to church.
Interviewer: Oh yeah?
Kendrick: I don't know.
Interviewer: You don't know?
[laughs] That's your back story for him.
Kendrick: [laughs]
Interviewer: But now, often characters on the show have secrets.
They have things they're not being forthcoming about.
Can we expect that a little bit with Jesse, maybe?
Kendrick: Yeah.
Interviewer: Okay.
Kendrick: You can expect . . .
Interviewer: [laughs]
Kendrick: . . . some secrets.
Interviewer: How much do you as an actor need to know about your character
before you go in?
Because this is also a show where maybe you don't even
know . . .
Kendrick: Yeah.
Interviewer: . . . where things are going.
But is that easy for you or is that something you want to be clued in on,
even if it's not out in the show yet?
Kendrick: Yeah.
I'd love to be clued in.
Interviewer: [laughs]
Kendrick: No.
I'm joking.
No.
I would love to be clued in, of course.
But you can work with nothing if you're given
nothing.
Interviewer: Yeah.
Kendrick: But I think they gave me enough in the beginning.
Interviewer: Now, the show definitely has its share of vampires and hybrids
and things like that.
Is that something your character is aware of when we
first meet him?
Kendrick: No.
Interviewer: Okay.
Is there a good sense that maybe he will find out along
the way?
Kendrick: I hope so.
Interviewer: Yeah.
Kendrick: [laughs] I don't think a character could stay on the show too
long without finding out.
But maybe he's in the dark.
Interviewer: Yeah.
Kendrick: But I hope he finds out some things.
I think he might.
He might do a little research and find some things
he doesn't like.
Interviewer: Okay.
Kendrick: I don't know.
Interviewer: There aren't a lot of humans on the show.
It seems to be either vampires or witches or something.
Kendrick: I know.
Interviewer: Humans don't last very long.
Kendrick: It's almost like they're prejudice against humans.
Interviewer: Mm-hmm.
Kendrick: I think they need some more humans in this thing.
Interviewer: Okay.
Kendrick: It's kind of messed up.
Interviewer: What was your perception of this show before you got cast in
it?
Was it something you watched?
What did you know of the show?
Kendrick: I knew it was hugely popular.
I definitely knew it had a bunch of amazingly beautiful women on it.
[laughs] That was a big plus.
Every, especially girls, are obsessed with this show.
Interviewer: Okay.
Kendrick: Of course, because the guys.
But, yeah.
Yeah.
Interviewer: What would you say has been the one biggest surprise since you
started working on the show?
Kendrick: Everybody's so freaking fun.
Interviewer: Okay.
Kendrick: These people are fun.
They don't stop.
It's always joking.
I've had plenty of good stories to tell.
My family's been hearing some funny things [laughs].
Interviewer: [laughs]
Kendrick: I've been doing some funny stuff too, actually.
Interviewer: Okay.
Kendrick: So I've got some stories that I'm hoping people aren't spreading
[laughs] around to their families.
Interviewer: All right.
And lastly, the social media aspect is big for the
show.
Are you on Twitter?
Where can people follow you?
Kendrick: Yeah.
I'm absolutely on Twitter.
I'm a big Twitter and Instagram head, especially Instagram.
Interviewer: Okay.
Kendrick: Kendrick38.
Interviewer: Okay.
On both?
Kendrick: On both.
Interviewer: Okay.
Kendrick: Kendrick, K-E-N-D-R-I-C-K 38.
Interviewer: All right.
Well, cannot wait to meet Jesse when the new season
premieres.
All right.
Thanks so much, Kendrick.
Kendrick: Thank you.
Interviewer: Thanks.