The Best Ian Somerhalder quotes

If you want change, it has to be generational. — Ian Somerhalder

The bureaucracies that are in place now, they’re not going to change, they’re not going to stop. — Ian Somerhalder

I see massive potential for entertainment to create wide sweeping change. — Ian Somerhalder

We the people are the change makers. — Ian Somerhalder

Policymakers are not the change makers. Because policymakers can’t make policy unless we allow them. — Ian Somerhalder

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. — Ian Somerhalder

A thought for today: ‘People change and forget to tell each other.’ — 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

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

If you want change, it has to be generational. We have this unbelievable opportunity to make that change. Entertainment enables us to entice and educate mass audiences into a shift of consciousness. — Ian Somerhalder

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

I grew up as a country boy. — Ian Somerhalder

For me, commitment boils down to honor. — 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

We all love guarantees in life. — Ian Somerhalder

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

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

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. — Ian Somerhalder

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

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

I aim to direct as much as I act at some point in time. — 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

I can’t let time move on without fighting tooth and nail and hopefully being a part of a revolution that is positive. — Ian Somerhalder

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

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

We love things that are dangerous yet sexy. We love things that are powerful and wise. — Ian Somerhalder

I love the media, I live with the media. — Ian Somerhalder

Every love story needs a catalyst of some sort. — 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 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? — Ian Somerhalder

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

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

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

Love has so many unique yet consistent forms. — 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

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? — Ian Somerhalder

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

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

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

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

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

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

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