Quotes from Ian Somerhalder

Acting is such a huge part of my life. It really allows me to have a creative outlet and to actually be able to have an outlet to discuss openly the things that truly I think are relevant in the world, that make a difference.

The environment is in us, not outside of us. The trees are our lungs, the rivers our bloodstream. We are all interconnected, and what you do to the environment ultimately you do to yourself.

There is no differentiation between all living things: trees, river, animals, and humans.

I love the media, I live with the media.

The word love carries the same vibration in any language.

I don't need to make money destroying my environment. Why don't I just love it and figure out a way to be more sustainable?

If you love someone when you're 20 and you carry that love with you until you're 90, it's not going to be the same dynamic.

I'm never running for office. I love being able to speak to members of Congress or members of the Senate and floating on either side, because it takes all of us. It's going to take both of them.

We're made up of energy, so who's to say you can't transmit through electrical means? If you could transmit yourself wirelessly, then it's Armageddon pretty much.

I want to bulk up. I'm a skinny guy.

The word love carries the same vibration in any language. You probably know this guy, you probably had dinner with him yesterday. The Japanese water crystal guy?

In each of its forms, love has an infinite scope of potential expansion, all of which I see leading to growth.

I appreciate the response and the support of fans, of people who actually don't mind watching me on screen... I just don't ever want to jeopardize that.

The Futures Bright, Wear Your Sunglasses

The most underused, under-appreciated group of people in the world is our youth.

I have a million acquaintances but just two or three true friends. I can't hide anything from them.

They say the way to a man's heart is through his stomach. It's the same way with women... or at least the ones I want to be with.

I don't ever want anything to come in the way of me truthfully telling a story.

I've never been on a TV show for more than a season and you have to continually keep it interesting and you have to keep it connected, even as you change.

There are always decades that interest people. For me, that's the Roaring Twenties.

I have the attention span of a mosquito from multitasking and all the things that have affected my poor little brain.

Species conversation is beyond a doubt an issue that truly matters to the American public.

You spend enough time on set as an actor and it's great when a director was at some point an actor or understands acting. They're able to finesse performances out of you that a lot directors can't get.

No one knows what women want!