Ian Somerhalder's Quotes

I grew up as a country boy.

I have been doing commercials on camera since I was ten.

I just want to make it clear that I have been working since I was ten years old.

I never had any backlash from the model-turned-actor thing.

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

I work with the Humane Society a lot and have three rescue cats.

I'm from the gulf coast of Louisiana.

I've sorta learned that I'm so tired of taking myself so seriously. It's so great to show up at work and truly enjoy every word you say.

It's so great to show up at work and truly enjoy every word you say.

My great-grandchildren will not be able to enjoy the Gulf Coast of Louisiana the way I have.

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

The film business creates a large amount of waste, and I'm not immune to waste in the business.

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

The quality of life is so much higher anyplace you can ski in the morning and surf in the evening - there's something to be said for that.

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

There are certain places in the world that are kind of energy vortexes, which are phenomenal.

What we're doing to the planet is inexcusable.

You can't get anywhere without the people who have come into your life.

Before vampires were aesthetically appealing, they were physical anomalies and ostracized outsiders whom we banished to the dark, and they didn't have the appeal that they do now.

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.

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.

As an actor, you always think that whatever job you have is going to be your last. In some way, shape or form, you think you're going to screw it up and you're never going to work again.

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.

I mean, there are some amazing storytelling being done on the small screen right now. That's what so cool about being in television right now. Studios, networks are starting to throw more resources, better writers, more production values... and to be part of that is awesome.

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.

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.