110+ Ian Somerhalder Quotes On Relationships, Lost And Smallville

Ian Somerhalder is an American actor, model, and director. He is best known for his roles as Damon Salvatore in The CW's supernatural drama The Vampire Diaries and as Boone Carlyle in the drama Lost. He has also starred in the films The Rules of Attraction and The Anomaly. Following is our collection on famous quotes by Ian Somerhalder on love, relationships, lost.

Top 10 Ian Somerhalder Quotes

1. 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.
2. There are always decades that interest people. For me, that's the Roaring Twenties.
3. I grew up as a country boy.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. Every love story needs a catalyst of some sort.
7. I don't care how hot a girl is - if she doesn't like animals, it would be a major, major problem.
8. A thought for today: 'People change and forget to tell each other.'
9. I have a million acquaintances but just two or three true friends. I can't hide anything from them.
10. I can write with absolutely perfect penmanship with my feet. If I broke both my arms, I could still write a girl a love letter using just my toes.

Ian Somerhalder Short Quotes

• It's impossible to imagine our planet without coral.
• It's cool not growing old. I like being the eternal stud.
• I work with the Humane Society a lot and have three rescue cats.
• Laughter is the best medicine...smilin g is second
• There is no differentiation between all living things: trees, river, animals, and humans.
• I mean it’s never a problem making out with Nina Dobrev, I mean that’s always really cool!
• Men are intimidated by smart women. They make us want to kick up our game more.
• Sitting on a beach or walking through nature makes me come alive always.
• Even if you disagree w/me-I HAVE TO STAND,like you FOR WHAT I BELIEVE IN.WITH ALL MY HEART AND MIND
• Together, we can bring our planet's heartbeat back.

Ian Somerhalder Quotes About Love

I feel vulnerable when I have no choice. It segues into every facet of life, whether it's love, work, family, or conservation. Here it is: the whole reason that I started the Ian Somerhalder Foundation was the feeling of complete vulnerability during the BP oil spill. — Ian Somerhalder

Love is tested in so many ways. How do I articulate this? Two people are together. There are stakes, strife, struggles, all these things that make us fall for someone, love someone even more, leave someone. — Ian Somerhalder

You want a love that consumes you, you want passion and adventure and even a little danger. — Ian Somerhalder

We all love guarantees in life. — Ian Somerhalder

My mom spent every dollar she ever had on getting me modeling/acting classes when I was a kid. I'm really grateful for that foresight. She's brilliant, kind, and so loving as a mother. I was told a million times in a day that she loved me. — Ian Somerhalder

I've been in love. It's painful and pointless and overrated. — Ian Somerhalder

The word love carries the same vibration in any language. — Ian Somerhalder

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. — Ian Somerhalder

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. — Ian Somerhalder

We are all dropped into our lives on this planet with a limited amount of time and cosmic understanding, yet we know one thing for certain: we wish to live. We share this yearning for life and love with all the beings that fly, grow, slither or swim amongst us. — Ian Somerhalder

Ian Somerhalder Quotes About True

If we were to focus our attention on one particular problem and neglect the others, we would fail to see the true scope of our current global issues. The changes made in that form of thinking are limited and self-contained. — Ian Somerhalder

If we recognize the interconnectedness of the changes our planet needs, we become true solutionaries and our united power is unparalleled. — Ian Somerhalder

True statement: Live it, love it, leave the wold better off than when you got here. — Ian Somerhalder

Ian Somerhalder Quotes About Life

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. — Ian Somerhalder

Growing up in rural Louisiana, the ecosystem around our home wove harmoniously into our family and into our daily life. Every life lesson that trickled its way into my being came from a mutually respectful relationship between the environment and my family. — Ian Somerhalder

The world is so tremendously spectacular that every visual, sense, and sparked connection swells my unrestrained passion for life. I find I feel this the most when I am immersed in nature and sliding into the bloodstream of the wilderness. — Ian Somerhalder

It's the coolest thing - showing young, bright, and creative people that compassion and a compassionate life is the richest way to live. When you live that life, you create progress, productivity, and innovation. — Ian Somerhalder

All the women in my life have really made my life what it is, and I feel so fortunate, so whole because of them. — Ian Somerhalder

We will, at some point, reflect back at our rampant acceptance of speciesism with profound regret. Our journey to understanding that all demonstrations of life possess equal value is a slow and harrowing one. — Ian Somerhalder

It's really cool to see the transformation of reading something on a page and it coming to life. — Ian Somerhalder

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

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. — Ian Somerhalder

Ian Somerhalder Famous Quotes And Sayings

We all exist in a time of widespread exponential growth. We are busier than ever. When things pile sky-high on top of each other, I try to take a moment to: breathe, smile, repeat. This mantra helps me align to the reality outside of the superfluous noise. — Ian Somerhalder

Animal cruelty is one of the most unfortunate and barbaric demonstrations of human beings manipulating ill conceived notions of ‘power’ over other species. — Ian Somerhalder

Maybe one of the only things I do well: I cook like a maniac! I would be a chef if I weren't an actor. — Ian Somerhalder

When you're really close to someone, they can make fun of you a lot and get away with it. But they sort of poke you in all of the right places. — Ian Somerhalder

Fracking is our biggest enemy right now in the U.S. Actually, not just in the U.S., because all our water systems are interconnected. Whether you're reading this in New York State or in Japan, fracking is screwing you over. — Ian Somerhalder

Think about this: If water is the blood of our planet flowing through veinous rivers, streams, and into our oceans, what does that make coral? Our heart. We simply cannot survive without our heart; therefore, it's mandatory we heal and protect our coral reefs now. — Ian Somerhalder

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

The coming together of like-minded individuals through action is what's needed to see wide spread change for us, our planet and its creatures. — Ian Somerhalder

Oil is dead, on its way to extinction. As a group of citizens we must speak up and act towards ending fracking. Let your government know you will not tolerate a technology that not only poisons your family but our creature family at large; let them know you want sustainable power and all the jobs that will come with that new growth. — Ian Somerhalder

I wanted to take part in this campaign because it's so easy to forget the many women who live their lives in fear because of domestic violence. Men have an important role to play in sending out the message that real men do not hurt or abuse their partners. — Ian Somerhalder

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. — Ian Somerhalder

Men have an important role to play in sending out the message that real men do not hurt or abuse their partners. — Ian Somerhalder

I'm from New Orleans. There's a lot of vampire mystique and mythology that resonates there, and I was fascinated by it. I always wanted to play one. — Ian Somerhalder

My grandmother was this unbelievably smart, phenomenally cool woman and [soap operas] were just always on in her house. I just realized that I live in a soap opera, and it's awesome. — Ian Somerhalder

The sanctuary would be the epicenter for the foundation. We'll have think tanks there. It's going to be a really, really amazing place. As an educational home base, we will also focus on the development of sustainable agriculture initiative. It's a huge project but one I am exceptionally passionate about. — Ian Somerhalder

Kids are meeting in coffee shops and basements figuring out what's unsustainable in their communities. That's the future. — Ian Somerhalder

So many people are working in industries that don't inspire them, to pay the bills and survive. In an ideal world, everyone would get paid to work within their passion and expand in their talents. If you have a skill, a passion, and a love for creating change, the best way to support us is to co-create with us. — Ian Somerhalder

I've got a lot of letters from prison. Lost was a big prison show. But it's really crazy when you get the letter that says, 'So, I'm getting out in three months, I've only been in for 17 years and I'd really like to meet you.' — Ian Somerhalder

I am seeing a resurgence of entertainment that not only entertains, but inspires, evokes, and moves. I am seeing strength in the ability of artistic expression to change our future. — Ian Somerhalder

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

I learned from my past, and I now employ those lessons going forward, looking to the future - don't you think it's about time our government did, too? — Ian Somerhalder

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. — Ian Somerhalder

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

To explore different parts of yourself and different emotional lives... not to hide from who you are but to actually explore who you are. — Ian Somerhalder

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

Whether it's physically having a visual of what you want to accomplish in front of you, like a running list or a vision board, or mentally visualizing and taking time to meditate, having a vision of what you are running for keeps you from running for the sake of running. — Ian Somerhalder

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. — Ian Somerhalder

Lack of time and money create really bad green practices. — Ian Somerhalder

Your strongest ally or your greatest teacher may be sitting within reach, unbeknownst to you. — Ian Somerhalder

Very little makes me feel vulnerable these days. I hit my absolute apex of vulnerability when I returned to my home state of Louisiana, during the Gulf oil spill disaster, and witnessed mass devastation to every demonstration of life surrounding me - from grass, trees, bayous, insects, to animals and people - we all felt demolished. — Ian Somerhalder

What I've started to realize is that social media is not just technology - it's become its own entity, full of energy waves. These energy waves could be a Tweet about something you are furious about, like the Keystone Pipeline, or a piece of legislation. Instantly, energy surrounds and adds traction, influence, making it come alive — Ian Somerhalder

The will to live that possesses us to create medicine, to become firefighters or teachers, is the same will to live that is woven into all living beings. — Ian Somerhalder

I don't know how to do anything else other than be an actor. If I wasn't in this, I would be in alternative energy and conservation. — Ian Somerhalder

Oceans are one of the most important things in the world now and that is a national security threat of the United States of America, to be honest with you. That is why seeing the habitat destroyed is so short-sighted by us. — Ian Somerhalder

I'm from the gulf coast of Louisiana. — Ian Somerhalder

Why are we deforesting for pulp and paper when we have a logical and efficient solution in plants like kenaf or bamboo? It doesn't make sense to me at all. — Ian Somerhalder

I am seeing strength in the ability of artistic expression to change our future. — Ian Somerhalder

We all exist in a time of widespread exponential growth. We are busier than ever. — Ian Somerhalder

Let's unite our impassioned voices to combat climate change. The time is now. — Ian Somerhalder

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

If we take our youth seriously, provide tools to strengthen their natural prowess, and empower them to make the changes they want to see in the world, then this planet and her creatures have the chance to heal and flourish. — Ian Somerhalder

Thirty years ago, if you wanted to start a campaign against or for something, you had to print flyers, you had to make a million phone calls. Remember presidential campaigns and stuff? It was a very laborious thing. Now we can literally talk to each other in a nanosecond. — Ian Somerhalder

I was pretty shocked to learn that as many as 30,000 elephants are being killed every year to fuel the ivory trade, despite an international ban since 1989, and that 60% of forest elephants have already been wiped out. At this rate, experts say populations will become extinct in the next decade. No one needs ivory. — Ian Somerhalder

The youth have a prodigious talent for inventing progressive ideas and alternative courses of action that elude the jaded, in-the-box minds of worn-down adults. — Ian Somerhalder

What is it that we need to do to explain to the public exactly is what is happening? We are destroying our precious water resources at this alarming rate, and again, why? When we have so many viable alternatives? "Oh,alternative power is too expensive, what about the jobs" - this is dinosaur thinking. — Ian Somerhalder

There are so many ways to help, by either sharing your skills or expertise, joining our board of directors or advisory boards, and donating. Regardless of what or how you share with ISF, we recognize that we don't have all the answers, and that solutions lie not in commonality but in diversity. Welcoming a broad range of thinkers, creators, and doers is what makes this organization thrive. — Ian Somerhalder

It's not who you know, it's who you don't know. — Ian Somerhalder

I never wanted to be one of those actors with a political agenda. — Ian Somerhalder

More than ever, it's very apparent that we are strapped for natural resources. We configure and reconfigure to try and find a way to maintain natural assets, when, ultimately, we are overlooking the most abundant, dynamic, and powerful resource we have available to us - our youth. — Ian Somerhalder

Nina Dobrev makes my job easy, its hard not to melt when she looks at you with those doe eyes. — Ian Somerhalder

Commitment is making a choice to follow through or to honor. Engagement and guarantee - we all love guarantees in life. Making a commitment, whether it's for something like climate change or to my family, or even to my fans - what that means to me is, whether on paper or verbally or spiritually, making a promise to guarantee that I will fulfill whatever agreement we have. — Ian Somerhalder

Water conservation goes hand in hand with education. Teaching people that if you literally run the water while you brush your teeth - we go through 602 million gallons a day of waste in the United States because people are used to hearing the water run while they brush their teeth. — Ian Somerhalder

I want to bulk up. I'm a skinny guy. — Ian Somerhalder

Usually you just use these words: "I give you my, I make this commitment to you, I honor this idea between us." For me, commitment boils down to honor. Because you make a commitment to protect our environment, you make a commitment to species preservation, you make a commitment to stop things like human trafficking. You make a commitment to stop smoking, to eat better. Typically, something that is positive. A positive notion of honor. — Ian Somerhalder

Oil is dead, on its way to extinction. — Ian Somerhalder

Through the art of personal development, we see an opportunity for these animals to inspire compassion, essentially creating a path to deep personal growth. This program [Animal sanctuary] will deploy ISF's youth development program, U Factor. The program helps youth identify their passion, cultivate their talent, amplify their purpose, and connect the younger generation to diminishing species and biodiversity. — Ian Somerhalder

I have been doing commercials on camera since I was ten. — Ian Somerhalder

Models-turned-actors are a bit of a cliché... It is a huge cliché but you have to look at the positive aspects. I learned a lot about the world and took a lot of knowledge away from it. — Ian Somerhalder

Collaboration - the ultimate intertwining of skills, passions, and knowledge - is what concocts the most shatterproof forms of changemaking. — Ian Somerhalder

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

Whether that expansion is towards the beings around you or flora, fauna, and creatures. Love has so many unique yet consistent forms. People like Branson - he's an idea guru. Guys like Allan Savory - he's like Father Earth. Allan has literally discovered how to stop desertification and make Africa come alive with plant life. In each of its forms, love has an infinite scope of potential expansion, all of which I see leading to growth. — Ian Somerhalder

Love has so many unique yet consistent forms. — Ian Somerhalder

I'm not a negative person. — Ian Somerhalder

We cannot progress as a society, as a people, if we lack compassion. — Ian Somerhalder

Let's reuse whatever we have now, stop making more of it, take what we gather, and make - whether it's car parts, computer cases, anything that we can use. — Ian Somerhalder

I kind of think too much, I try do too many things at once. — Ian Somerhalder

The only way I'm going to be able to really, truly live a moment is if it actually means something to me. — Ian Somerhalder

You don’t always win, but every time you lose, you get better. — Ian Somerhalder

What we're doing to the planet is inexcusable. — Ian Somerhalder

People have amazing ideas. The main problem - I won't call it a problem, let's call it a roadblock - is if you use the analogy of a convoy of vehicles going to help a distress situation: they have all the resources needed (food, medicine, everything they need), and as the convoy is traveling, there's a rockslide. You can't get through the road. What good does any of that stuff do when you can't get it to where it needs to go? — Ian Somerhalder

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. — Ian Somerhalder

If you look at all different facets, where does it come from? Education. It comes from empowerment of young people. Because the bureaucracies that are in place now, they're not going to change, they're not going to stop. — Ian Somerhalder

Life Lessons by Ian Somerhalder

1. Ian Somerhalder has demonstrated the importance of using one's platform to make a difference in the world. He has used his fame to advocate for environmental causes and to promote animal rights.
2. He has also shown that it is possible to be successful in both acting and activism, and that these two pursuits can work together to create positive change.
3. Finally, his work has shown that it is possible to make a difference, no matter how big or small, and that everyone has the power to make an impact.