Top 90 Ian Somerhalder Quotes (2025 Update)

1. “Collaboration – the ultimate intertwining of skills, passions, and knowledge – is what concocts the most shatterproof forms of changemaking.”

— Ian Somerhalder

2. “You don’t always win, but every time you lose, you get better.”

— Ian Somerhalder

3. “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.”

— Ian Somerhalder

4. “You want a love that consumes you, you want passion and adventure and even a little danger.”

— Ian Somerhalder

5. “The Futures Bright, Wear Your Sunglasses.”

— Ian Somerhalder

6. “I’ve been in love. It’s painful, pointless and overrated.”

— Ian Somerhalder

7. “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

8. “Social media is changing the world, and we’re all here whitnessing it.”

— Ian Somerhalder

9. “I grew up as a country boy.”

— Ian Somerhalder

10. “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

11. “I’m not a negative person.”

— Ian Somerhalder

12. “I want to bulk up. I’m a skinny guy.”

— Ian Somerhalder

13. “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

14. “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

15. “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

16. “No one knows what women want!”

— Ian Somerhalder

17. “If we recognize the interconnectedness of the changes our planet needs, we become true solutionaries and our united power is unparalleled.”

— Ian Somerhalder

18. “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

19. “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

20. “What we’re doing to the planet is inexcusable.”

— Ian Somerhalder

21. “A lot of things that happen in the world make me a bit crazy.”

— Ian Somerhalder

22. “We all exist in a time of widespread exponential growth. We are busier than ever.”

— Ian Somerhalder

23. “You cant get anywhere without the people who have come into your life.”

— Ian Somerhalder

24. “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

25. “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

26. “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

27. “Nina Dobrev makes my job easy, its hard not to melt when she looks at you with those doe eyes.”

— Ian Somerhalder

28. “A thought for today: ‘People change and forget to tell each other,’”

— Ian Somerhalder

29. “There are always decades that interest people. For me, that’s the Roaring Twenties.”

— Ian Somerhalder

30. “It’s cool not growing old. I like being the eternal stud.”

— Ian Somerhalder

31. “We depend on nature. Now, nature’s depending on us.”

— Ian Somerhalder

32. “We love things that are dangerous yet sexy. We love things that are powerful and wise.”

— Ian Somerhalder

33. “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

34. “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

35. “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

36. “The symphonic sounds of nature awaken every cell in my body and, in that moment, without a doubt, I am truly alive.”

— Ian Somerhalder

37. “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

38. “Men are intimidated by smart women. They make us want to kick up our game more.”

— Ian Somerhalder

39. “I don’t care how hot a girl is – if she doesn’t like animals, it would be a major, major problem.”

— Ian Somerhalder

40. “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

41. “It’s impossible to imagine our planet without coral.”

— Ian Somerhalder

42. “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

43. “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

44. “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

45. “True statement: Live it, love it, leave the wold better off than when you got here.”

— Ian Somerhalder

46. “There is no differentiation between all living things: trees, river, animals, and humans. We are all one interdependent organism, so our focus may seem broad but each element interacts with the other. We have so many phenomenal eyes, skills, and hands on deck. It’s mind-blowingly exciting.”

— Ian Somerhalder

47. “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

48. “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

49. “Every love story needs a catalyst of some sort.”

— Ian Somerhalder

50. “Sleeping with a witch would probably be pretty interesting. I hear that, and I understand that.”

— Ian Somerhalder