Zap2it Exclusive: 'The Vampire Diaries' Season 4 Photo Gallery

"He's not going to be pining. This is the season of no pine," Somerhalder spills. "He's basically saying now, 'This is who I am. Like it or not, for lack of better words-- go f*** yourself.' Seriously, if you don't like who I am, you have no business being in my face so get out of it. This year he has this sense of self-worth and saying, 'You know what? I've been around a long time and you guys are a bunch of morons. This is me.'"