Ed Westwick, who plays the bad boy with a good heart Chuck Bass on 'Gossip Girl,' tells Interview magazine why he loves New York, what he prefers about his native London, how his band is falling apart, and why he got "I Heart Romance' tattooed on himself

Here are some pieces of Westwick interviews:

Fans know where he lives: I think it's not the most secret information ... I was at New York Comic Con doing a signing for the 'S. Darko' movie I'm in, and one of the promotion girls was like, : 'Do you still live in The Tate?' I was like, 'What? How do you know where I live?' It’s quite unnerving, to say the least. But I guess that's why you have a doorman."

His style versus Chuck's style: "I don't go out of my way to wear something that’s just come off a runway."

By the way, he's British: "There are a few things in Chuck's wardrobe where he drops little hints. He has a pair of cuff links with the Union Jack on them and stuff like that. But even now some people still don't know that I'm British. They're shocked when they hear my accent."

What New York has that London doesn't: "It’s 24/7 here [in New York] -- it really is. It's nonstop. I mean, I'm young, I've got the energy, and it just seems like everything is at your doorstep. You can have it in the click of your fingers, which can make one lazy, I guess. You don't really have to leave your apartment for anything."

The latest he's ever come home: "Probably like three days later."

What he misses about London: "I'm a big fan of London in the summertime. English people are dependent on weather to change our attitudes, and, provided it's a decent summer, everyone's spirits are uplifted and the whole place is in bloom. It's a magical transformation. London in the summer, going to see bands play outside, watching football ..."