- BIRTH DATE: December 8, 1978
- BIRTH PLACE: Covington, Louisiana
- PARENTS: Edna and Robert Somerhalder
- SIBLINGS: 1 Sister & 1 Brother - Robert (Older) and Robin (younger)
- HOMETOWN: Covington, Louisiana
- NATIONALITY: American: English, French, Irish, Choctaw
- HEIGHT: 5'9
- HAIR COLOR: Dark-Brown
- EYE COLOR: Blue
- ZODIAC SIGN: Sagittarius
- CHINESE ZODIAC: Horse
- OCCUPATION: American Fashion Model, Actor, and Producer
- Ian's very first modeling job was with
Ralph Lauren . - Ian is a big supporter of "Love Letters To The South," a charity for all those affected by the Hurricane Katrina tragedy.
- Ian enjoys floaty, dreamy, well orchestrated rock music.
- The New Yorker and Reader's Digest are two of Ian's most favorable reads.
- Ian has won a Young Hollywood Award, a Teen Choice Award, and a Screen Actor's Guild award.
- "Dolce & Gabbana," "Arizona Jeans," "Master Card," "American Eagle Outfitters," "Request Jeans," "
Target ", "Persol Eyewear," "Irish Spring," "Versace," "Claire's Boutiques," "Guess," and "Levi's Jeans," have all featured Ian in commercials and/or print ads. - Ian is a lefty and is writing a screenplay entitled "The Jack of Dimes," about the world of modeling.
- "
The Graduate " is said to be Ian's favorite movie and Sean Penn his favorite actor. - Ian has described himself as a clean freak and has confessed to taking up to three showers a day.
- William Esper, Davenia McFadden, and Anthony Abeson have studied acting with Ian.
- Ian was the first man to be named the Most Beautiful man of the month by mostbeautifulman.com, in November 2000.
- Ian loves Red Wine and occasionally smokes cigarettes.
- Nicky Hilton and Maggie Grace are noted as Ian's former girlfriends.
- Somerhalder is misspelled "Sommerhalder," on the title screen of a commentary he recorded for the season one dvd box-set of Lost.
- When he finds the time Ian enjoys yoga, baseball, western horseback riding, archery, rifley football and cycling.
- Fans voted Ian's character, Damon Salvatore, as EW's Ultimate Sexy Beast. He beat out Edward Cullen.
- Ian's first kiss was in the fifth grade at a skating rink.
- In 2003, Ian was cast as a series regular on "Fearless," the pilot was picked up but canceled before it ever aired on the WB.
- Ian has a shiba inu dog and two cats.
- After his parents divorced when he was thirteen, Ian was raised by his mother who he has described as "very spiritual."
- He has also admitted to recieving a massage almost everyday, because she was a masseuse. He attended Catholic school.Ian was involved in varsity soccer and baseball. He attended Mandeville High School in Louisiana.
- To be more fit for leading man type roles, Ian added 20-30 pounds of muscle to his slim frame, in 2005. His measurements are: suit 38R, shirt 15, waist 30, inseam 31, shoes 9.
- Ian's rosy cheeks have become his trademark. He also has a scar on his chin.
- Due to the amount of gas consumption, Ian traded in his Land Rover for an Audi, in 2007.
- Ian un-specifically claims to have much in common with his character, Damon Salvatore.
- Ian was worried about finding work after the death of his character Boone on "Lost."
- It took him five years to land his next role as Damon Salvatore.
- Dedicating "The Vampire Diaries," first season hiatus to helping disaster-stricken areas of
- the BP oil spill, Ian spent a great deal of time in his hometown of Louisiana.
- Ian's favorite color is turquoise.
- "Somerhalder," comes from his adoptive great grandfather. His biological great grandfather was a wealthy, English, land owner named Hull. When Mr. Hull got one of his Mistresses pregnant, he paid his immigrant worker to marry the woman. They gave the baby the name Somerhalder.
Career As An Actor
"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]
"I realized I had to stop modeling and start studying to be an actor, which I'd wanted to be since I was about six." [Ian Somerhalder]
"Two guys kissing is not as sexy as two girls kissing. When Selma Blair made out with Sarah-what’s-her-name, that was hot.
Me and James Van Der Beek making out is not hot, it’s rather disgusting. We both looked at each other and said,
'Dude, don’t stick your tongue in my mouth.'" [Ian Somerhalder]
"I think [activism affecting my acting] it's a fine line. I don't ever want anything
to come in the way of me truthfully telling a story." [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] on why he became an actor.
Damon Salvatore on "The Vampire Diaries"
"I wanted Damon to be this wacky, sort of old world combination of Cary Grant and Mick Jagger." [Ian Somerhalder]
"Damon is Dionysius- he has an appetite for everything." [Ian Somerhalder]
"Our fans, they are awesome. You get to experience that enthusiasm at a decibel level that is second to none.
They are so loud and amazing. I swear, it was the closest to being a Beatle I'll ever get." [Ian Somerhalder]
"Let me tell you something. I love the South. I'm from the South. I'm a Southern boy. You experience temperatures here that
one just doesn't understand until one is actually geographically here. I am watching our crew members melting like snowmen.
It's insane. [Ian Somerhalder] filiming in Atlanta.
"It's great to play the charming guy we all want to be associated with. But a character with a bizarre mind
and given to committing horribly illegal actions can be fascinating. Sometimes it's more interesting to portray
someone who battles his thirst for wrong and tries to understand it. [Ian Somerhalder]
"There's this old documentary aboutThe Rolling Stones . There's a guy interviewing Mick Jagger and he says,
"What's the definition of rock and roll?" Keith Richards walks by and goes, "Me." That's so Damon." [Ian Somerhalder]
"The whole mind compulsion thing (actually called 'Enthralling' or Enthralment in the vampire world) . I can essentially
do whatever I want to you, and then make you completely forget about it. Which… it comes in handy, you know what I mean?
[Laughs] I’m glad I don’t have that power. That would be daaaangerous." [Ian Somerhalder]
"It depends on what you call bad and good. I'm definitely the more sadistic, prankster one, which is fun. He's a lot of fun. He's charming
and it's hard to hate him, but he's kind of a bastard. You walk that fine line between liking him and absolutely hating him, like with most vampires.
They kill people; they have to eat too. Population control." [Ian Somerhalder]
"You're 200 years old. You can fly around. You can eat beautiful girls — well, you can suck on their neck.
I don't physically cut them up and eat them. That would be a little sick. It's fun having all these layers." [Ian Somerhalder]
"I always said it would be so awesome, if we got the time and money to do it, to see Damon at a Rolling Stones concert, front and center,
wearing some bad-ass ‘70s outfit, or even in the exact same thing he wears now because he hasn’t changed since about the ‘50s. How cool
would it be to be able to use stock footage of some unbelievable Rolling Stones concert, and having Damon sitting there, scoping stuff out
with two beautiful women on either side? I just think it would be so amazing to see Damon in that situation." [Ian Somerhalder]
Boone on "Lost"
"I was always so envious of Josh Holloway on Lost because he always gets to say the cool stuff. And it’s always so fun to watch,
even if it’s someone you don’t necessarily like, you still want to hear what they have to say and the way they say it. They truly mean
what they’re saying, even if it’s demented and wrong." [Ian Somerhalder]
"The irony aspect of [surviving a plane crash and then dying in one] kinda killed me-literally. I joked to exec producer Damon Lindelof, 'I fell
30,000 feet out of the jumbo jet and survived. And then I fell 30 feet out of a beechcraft and died.' I always pondered how that was possible." [Ian Somerhalder]
"[Filming] was really intense. You're covered in bug spray and dirt and makeup, and it's 95 degrees with no wind, and you're on a beach surrounded by fire.
By the end of the episode, you would have to go home and get scrubbed. But I love Hawaii. I will absolutely live there some day. In fact,
I almost bought a house there--but, two days before I was going to fly back to look at one, I found out that my character was being killed off." [Ian Somerhalder]
Speaking on behalf on the 2010 Oil Spill
"You know when something bad happens in your life, or something goes wrong - that weird kind of
really uneasy feeling you have in the pit of your stomach? I've had that for two months." [Ian Somerhalder]
"Basically, the entire area is shut down. Everyone from the waitress who serves you breakfast to the guy who owns the charter boat
to the shrimpers - they all literally rely on the ocean to keep their industry going... Think about how frightening it is when you suddenly,
through no fault of your own, can't feed your children or pay your mortgage." [Ian Somerhalder]
"It's time to change, and I think this disaster is the game changer. It feels like this is
one of those catastrophic events that truly changes the way that we think." [Ian Somerhalder]
"To me and to the people that go down there, [it's] one of the most beautiful places in the world.
And I actually had to watch it destroyed. And it will be destroyed -- forever. My great-grandchildren
will not be able to enjoy the Gulf Coast of Louisiana the way I have." [Ian Somerhalder]
General Life and Work
"My mom made my baby food and had me on blue-green alga probably since I was in third grade.
I never had sugar. I never got to have white bread or any white-flour products." [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 have a million acquaintances but just two or three true friends. I can't hide anything from them." [Ian Somerhalder]
"I kind of think too much, I try do too many things at once." [Ian Somerhalder]
"I have a beach house in Malibu, so I'll go there, grab a surfboard or a sea kayak or whatever, and get outta here. 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]
"You can't get anywhere without the people who have come into your life." [Ian Somerhalder]
"Life's like being a billionaire. There are billions of moment's so you don't
really have to make each one count , but on the flip side you do." [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." [Ian Somerhalder]
"I realized I had to stop modeling and start studying to be an actor, which I'd wanted to be since I was about six." [Ian Somerhalder]
"Two guys kissing is not as sexy as two girls kissing. When Selma Blair made out with Sarah-what’s-her-name, that was hot.
Me and James Van Der Beek making out is not hot, it’s rather disgusting. We both looked at each other and said,
'Dude, don’t stick your tongue in my mouth.'" [Ian Somerhalder]
"I think [activism affecting my acting] it's a fine line. I don't ever want anything
to come in the way of me truthfully telling a story." [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] on why he became an actor.
Damon Salvatore on "The Vampire Diaries"
"I wanted Damon to be this wacky, sort of old world combination of Cary Grant and Mick Jagger." [Ian Somerhalder]
"Damon is Dionysius- he has an appetite for everything." [Ian Somerhalder]
"Our fans, they are awesome. You get to experience that enthusiasm at a decibel level that is second to none.
They are so loud and amazing. I swear, it was the closest to being a Beatle I'll ever get." [Ian Somerhalder]
"Let me tell you something. I love the South. I'm from the South. I'm a Southern boy. You experience temperatures here that
one just doesn't understand until one is actually geographically here. I am watching our crew members melting like snowmen.
It's insane. [Ian Somerhalder] filiming in Atlanta.
"It's great to play the charming guy we all want to be associated with. But a character with a bizarre mind
and given to committing horribly illegal actions can be fascinating. Sometimes it's more interesting to portray
someone who battles his thirst for wrong and tries to understand it. [Ian Somerhalder]
"There's this old documentary about
"What's the definition of rock and roll?" Keith Richards walks by and goes, "Me." That's so Damon." [Ian Somerhalder]
"The whole mind compulsion thing (actually called 'Enthralling' or Enthralment in the vampire world) . I can essentially
do whatever I want to you, and then make you completely forget about it. Which… it comes in handy, you know what I mean?
[Laughs] I’m glad I don’t have that power. That would be daaaangerous." [Ian Somerhalder]
"It depends on what you call bad and good. I'm definitely the more sadistic, prankster one, which is fun. He's a lot of fun. He's charming
and it's hard to hate him, but he's kind of a bastard. You walk that fine line between liking him and absolutely hating him, like with most vampires.
They kill people; they have to eat too. Population control." [Ian Somerhalder]
"You're 200 years old. You can fly around. You can eat beautiful girls — well, you can suck on their neck.
I don't physically cut them up and eat them. That would be a little sick. It's fun having all these layers." [Ian Somerhalder]
"I always said it would be so awesome, if we got the time and money to do it, to see Damon at a Rolling Stones concert, front and center,
wearing some bad-ass ‘70s outfit, or even in the exact same thing he wears now because he hasn’t changed since about the ‘50s. How cool
would it be to be able to use stock footage of some unbelievable Rolling Stones concert, and having Damon sitting there, scoping stuff out
with two beautiful women on either side? I just think it would be so amazing to see Damon in that situation." [Ian Somerhalder]
Boone on "Lost"
"I was always so envious of Josh Holloway on Lost because he always gets to say the cool stuff. And it’s always so fun to watch,
even if it’s someone you don’t necessarily like, you still want to hear what they have to say and the way they say it. They truly mean
what they’re saying, even if it’s demented and wrong." [Ian Somerhalder]
"The irony aspect of [surviving a plane crash and then dying in one] kinda killed me-literally. I joked to exec producer Damon Lindelof, 'I fell
30,000 feet out of the jumbo jet and survived. And then I fell 30 feet out of a beechcraft and died.' I always pondered how that was possible." [Ian Somerhalder]
"[Filming] was really intense. You're covered in bug spray and dirt and makeup, and it's 95 degrees with no wind, and you're on a beach surrounded by fire.
By the end of the episode, you would have to go home and get scrubbed. But I love Hawaii. I will absolutely live there some day. In fact,
I almost bought a house there--but, two days before I was going to fly back to look at one, I found out that my character was being killed off." [Ian Somerhalder]
Speaking on behalf on the 2010 Oil Spill
"You know when something bad happens in your life, or something goes wrong - that weird kind of
really uneasy feeling you have in the pit of your stomach? I've had that for two months." [Ian Somerhalder]
"Basically, the entire area is shut down. Everyone from the waitress who serves you breakfast to the guy who owns the charter boat
to the shrimpers - they all literally rely on the ocean to keep their industry going... Think about how frightening it is when you suddenly,
through no fault of your own, can't feed your children or pay your mortgage." [Ian Somerhalder]
"It's time to change, and I think this disaster is the game changer. It feels like this is
one of those catastrophic events that truly changes the way that we think." [Ian Somerhalder]
"To me and to the people that go down there, [it's] one of the most beautiful places in the world.
And I actually had to watch it destroyed. And it will be destroyed -- forever. My great-grandchildren
will not be able to enjoy the Gulf Coast of Louisiana the way I have." [Ian Somerhalder]
General Life and Work
"My mom made my baby food and had me on blue-green alga probably since I was in third grade.
I never had sugar. I never got to have white bread or any white-flour products." [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 have a million acquaintances but just two or three true friends. I can't hide anything from them." [Ian Somerhalder]
"I kind of think too much, I try do too many things at once." [Ian Somerhalder]
"I have a beach house in Malibu, so I'll go there, grab a surfboard or a sea kayak or whatever, and get outta here. 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]
"You can't get anywhere without the people who have come into your life." [Ian Somerhalder]
"Life's like being a billionaire. There are billions of moment's so you don't
really have to make each one count , but on the flip side you do." [Ian Somerhalder]
Career As An Actor
"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]
"I realized I had to stop modeling and start studying to be an actor, which I'd wanted to be since I was about six." [Ian Somerhalder]
"Two guys kissing is not as sexy as two girls kissing. When Selma Blair made out with Sarah-what’s-her-name, that was hot.
Me and James Van Der Beek making out is not hot, it’s rather disgusting. We both looked at each other and said,
'Dude, don’t stick your tongue in my mouth.'" [Ian Somerhalder]
"I think [activism affecting my acting] it's a fine line. I don't ever want anything
to come in the way of me truthfully telling a story." [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] on why he became an actor.
Damon Salvatore on "The Vampire Diaries"
"I wanted Damon to be this wacky, sort of old world combination of Cary Grant and Mick Jagger." [Ian Somerhalder]
"Damon is Dionysius- he has an appetite for everything." [Ian Somerhalder]
"Our fans, they are awesome. You get to experience that enthusiasm at a decibel level that is second to none.
They are so loud and amazing. I swear, it was the closest to being a Beatle I'll ever get." [Ian Somerhalder]
"Let me tell you something. I love the South. I'm from the South. I'm a Southern boy. You experience temperatures here that
one just doesn't understand until one is actually geographically here. I am watching our crew members melting like snowmen.
It's insane. [Ian Somerhalder] filiming in Atlanta.
"It's great to play the charming guy we all want to be associated with. But a character with a bizarre mind
and given to committing horribly illegal actions can be fascinating. Sometimes it's more interesting to portray
someone who battles his thirst for wrong and tries to understand it. [Ian Somerhalder]
"There's this old documentary aboutThe Rolling Stones . There's a guy interviewing Mick Jagger and he says,
"What's the definition of rock and roll?" Keith Richards walks by and goes, "Me." That's so Damon." [Ian Somerhalder]
"The whole mind compulsion thing (actually called 'Enthralling' or Enthralment in the vampire world) . I can essentially
do whatever I want to you, and then make you completely forget about it. Which… it comes in handy, you know what I mean?
[Laughs] I’m glad I don’t have that power. That would be daaaangerous." [Ian Somerhalder]
"It depends on what you call bad and good. I'm definitely the more sadistic, prankster one, which is fun. He's a lot of fun. He's charming
and it's hard to hate him, but he's kind of a bastard. You walk that fine line between liking him and absolutely hating him, like with most vampires.
They kill people; they have to eat too. Population control." [Ian Somerhalder]
"You're 200 years old. You can fly around. You can eat beautiful girls — well, you can suck on their neck.
I don't physically cut them up and eat them. That would be a little sick. It's fun having all these layers." [Ian Somerhalder]
"I always said it would be so awesome, if we got the time and money to do it, to see Damon at a Rolling Stones concert, front and center,
wearing some bad-ass ‘70s outfit, or even in the exact same thing he wears now because he hasn’t changed since about the ‘50s. How cool
would it be to be able to use stock footage of some unbelievable Rolling Stones concert, and having Damon sitting there, scoping stuff out
with two beautiful women on either side? I just think it would be so amazing to see Damon in that situation." [Ian Somerhalder]
Boone on "Lost"
"I was always so envious of Josh Holloway on Lost because he always gets to say the cool stuff. And it’s always so fun to watch,
even if it’s someone you don’t necessarily like, you still want to hear what they have to say and the way they say it. They truly mean
what they’re saying, even if it’s demented and wrong." [Ian Somerhalder]
"The irony aspect of [surviving a plane crash and then dying in one] kinda killed me-literally. I joked to exec producer Damon Lindelof, 'I fell
30,000 feet out of the jumbo jet and survived. And then I fell 30 feet out of a beechcraft and died.' I always pondered how that was possible." [Ian Somerhalder]
"[Filming] was really intense. You're covered in bug spray and dirt and makeup, and it's 95 degrees with no wind, and you're on a beach surrounded by fire.
By the end of the episode, you would have to go home and get scrubbed. But I love Hawaii. I will absolutely live there some day. In fact,
I almost bought a house there--but, two days before I was going to fly back to look at one, I found out that my character was being killed off." [Ian Somerhalder]
Speaking on behalf on the 2010 Oil Spill
"You know when something bad happens in your life, or something goes wrong - that weird kind of
really uneasy feeling you have in the pit of your stomach? I've had that for two months." [Ian Somerhalder]
"Basically, the entire area is shut down. Everyone from the waitress who serves you breakfast to the guy who owns the charter boat
to the shrimpers - they all literally rely on the ocean to keep their industry going... Think about how frightening it is when you suddenly,
through no fault of your own, can't feed your children or pay your mortgage." [Ian Somerhalder]
"It's time to change, and I think this disaster is the game changer. It feels like this is
one of those catastrophic events that truly changes the way that we think." [Ian Somerhalder]
"To me and to the people that go down there, [it's] one of the most beautiful places in the world.
And I actually had to watch it destroyed. And it will be destroyed -- forever. My great-grandchildren
will not be able to enjoy the Gulf Coast of Louisiana the way I have." [Ian Somerhalder]
General Life and Work
"My mom made my baby food and had me on blue-green alga probably since I was in third grade.
I never had sugar. I never got to have white bread or any white-flour products." [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 have a million acquaintances but just two or three true friends. I can't hide anything from them." [Ian Somerhalder]
"I kind of think too much, I try do too many things at once." [Ian Somerhalder]
"I have a beach house in Malibu, so I'll go there, grab a surfboard or a sea kayak or whatever, and get outta here. 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]
"You can't get anywhere without the people who have come into your life." [Ian Somerhalder]
"Life's like being a billionaire. There are billions of moment's so you don't
really have to make each one count , but on the flip side you do." [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." [Ian Somerhalder]
"I realized I had to stop modeling and start studying to be an actor, which I'd wanted to be since I was about six." [Ian Somerhalder]
"Two guys kissing is not as sexy as two girls kissing. When Selma Blair made out with Sarah-what’s-her-name, that was hot.
Me and James Van Der Beek making out is not hot, it’s rather disgusting. We both looked at each other and said,
'Dude, don’t stick your tongue in my mouth.'" [Ian Somerhalder]
"I think [activism affecting my acting] it's a fine line. I don't ever want anything
to come in the way of me truthfully telling a story." [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] on why he became an actor.
Damon Salvatore on "The Vampire Diaries"
"I wanted Damon to be this wacky, sort of old world combination of Cary Grant and Mick Jagger." [Ian Somerhalder]
"Damon is Dionysius- he has an appetite for everything." [Ian Somerhalder]
"Our fans, they are awesome. You get to experience that enthusiasm at a decibel level that is second to none.
They are so loud and amazing. I swear, it was the closest to being a Beatle I'll ever get." [Ian Somerhalder]
"Let me tell you something. I love the South. I'm from the South. I'm a Southern boy. You experience temperatures here that
one just doesn't understand until one is actually geographically here. I am watching our crew members melting like snowmen.
It's insane. [Ian Somerhalder] filiming in Atlanta.
"It's great to play the charming guy we all want to be associated with. But a character with a bizarre mind
and given to committing horribly illegal actions can be fascinating. Sometimes it's more interesting to portray
someone who battles his thirst for wrong and tries to understand it. [Ian Somerhalder]
"There's this old documentary about
"What's the definition of rock and roll?" Keith Richards walks by and goes, "Me." That's so Damon." [Ian Somerhalder]
"The whole mind compulsion thing (actually called 'Enthralling' or Enthralment in the vampire world) . I can essentially
do whatever I want to you, and then make you completely forget about it. Which… it comes in handy, you know what I mean?
[Laughs] I’m glad I don’t have that power. That would be daaaangerous." [Ian Somerhalder]
"It depends on what you call bad and good. I'm definitely the more sadistic, prankster one, which is fun. He's a lot of fun. He's charming
and it's hard to hate him, but he's kind of a bastard. You walk that fine line between liking him and absolutely hating him, like with most vampires.
They kill people; they have to eat too. Population control." [Ian Somerhalder]
"You're 200 years old. You can fly around. You can eat beautiful girls — well, you can suck on their neck.
I don't physically cut them up and eat them. That would be a little sick. It's fun having all these layers." [Ian Somerhalder]
"I always said it would be so awesome, if we got the time and money to do it, to see Damon at a Rolling Stones concert, front and center,
wearing some bad-ass ‘70s outfit, or even in the exact same thing he wears now because he hasn’t changed since about the ‘50s. How cool
would it be to be able to use stock footage of some unbelievable Rolling Stones concert, and having Damon sitting there, scoping stuff out
with two beautiful women on either side? I just think it would be so amazing to see Damon in that situation." [Ian Somerhalder]
Boone on "Lost"
"I was always so envious of Josh Holloway on Lost because he always gets to say the cool stuff. And it’s always so fun to watch,
even if it’s someone you don’t necessarily like, you still want to hear what they have to say and the way they say it. They truly mean
what they’re saying, even if it’s demented and wrong." [Ian Somerhalder]
"The irony aspect of [surviving a plane crash and then dying in one] kinda killed me-literally. I joked to exec producer Damon Lindelof, 'I fell
30,000 feet out of the jumbo jet and survived. And then I fell 30 feet out of a beechcraft and died.' I always pondered how that was possible." [Ian Somerhalder]
"[Filming] was really intense. You're covered in bug spray and dirt and makeup, and it's 95 degrees with no wind, and you're on a beach surrounded by fire.
By the end of the episode, you would have to go home and get scrubbed. But I love Hawaii. I will absolutely live there some day. In fact,
I almost bought a house there--but, two days before I was going to fly back to look at one, I found out that my character was being killed off." [Ian Somerhalder]
Speaking on behalf on the 2010 Oil Spill
"You know when something bad happens in your life, or something goes wrong - that weird kind of
really uneasy feeling you have in the pit of your stomach? I've had that for two months." [Ian Somerhalder]
"Basically, the entire area is shut down. Everyone from the waitress who serves you breakfast to the guy who owns the charter boat
to the shrimpers - they all literally rely on the ocean to keep their industry going... Think about how frightening it is when you suddenly,
through no fault of your own, can't feed your children or pay your mortgage." [Ian Somerhalder]
"It's time to change, and I think this disaster is the game changer. It feels like this is
one of those catastrophic events that truly changes the way that we think." [Ian Somerhalder]
"To me and to the people that go down there, [it's] one of the most beautiful places in the world.
And I actually had to watch it destroyed. And it will be destroyed -- forever. My great-grandchildren
will not be able to enjoy the Gulf Coast of Louisiana the way I have." [Ian Somerhalder]
General Life and Work
"My mom made my baby food and had me on blue-green alga probably since I was in third grade.
I never had sugar. I never got to have white bread or any white-flour products." [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 have a million acquaintances but just two or three true friends. I can't hide anything from them." [Ian Somerhalder]
"I kind of think too much, I try do too many things at once." [Ian Somerhalder]
"I have a beach house in Malibu, so I'll go there, grab a surfboard or a sea kayak or whatever, and get outta here. 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]
"You can't get anywhere without the people who have come into your life." [Ian Somerhalder]
"Life's like being a billionaire. There are billions of moment's so you don't
really have to make each one count , but on the flip side you do." [Ian Somerhalder]
Career As An Actor
"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]
"I realized I had to stop modeling and start studying to be an actor, which I'd wanted to be since I was about six." [Ian Somerhalder]
"Two guys kissing is not as sexy as two girls kissing. When Selma Blair made out with Sarah-what’s-her-name, that was hot.
Me and James Van Der Beek making out is not hot, it’s rather disgusting. We both looked at each other and said,
'Dude, don’t stick your tongue in my mouth.'" [Ian Somerhalder]
"I think [activism affecting my acting] it's a fine line. I don't ever want anything
to come in the way of me truthfully telling a story." [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] on why he became an actor.
Damon Salvatore on "The Vampire Diaries"
"I wanted Damon to be this wacky, sort of old world combination of Cary Grant and Mick Jagger." [Ian Somerhalder]
"Damon is Dionysius- he has an appetite for everything." [Ian Somerhalder]
"Our fans, they are awesome. You get to experience that enthusiasm at a decibel level that is second to none.
They are so loud and amazing. I swear, it was the closest to being a Beatle I'll ever get." [Ian Somerhalder]
"Let me tell you something. I love the South. I'm from the South. I'm a Southern boy. You experience temperatures here that
one just doesn't understand until one is actually geographically here. I am watching our crew members melting like snowmen.
It's insane. [Ian Somerhalder] filiming in Atlanta.
"It's great to play the charming guy we all want to be associated with. But a character with a bizarre mind
and given to committing horribly illegal actions can be fascinating. Sometimes it's more interesting to portray
someone who battles his thirst for wrong and tries to understand it. [Ian Somerhalder]
"There's this old documentary aboutThe Rolling Stones . There's a guy interviewing Mick Jagger and he says,
"What's the definition of rock and roll?" Keith Richards walks by and goes, "Me." That's so Damon." [Ian Somerhalder]
"The whole mind compulsion thing (actually called 'Enthralling' or Enthralment in the vampire world) . I can essentially
do whatever I want to you, and then make you completely forget about it. Which… it comes in handy, you know what I mean?
[Laughs] I’m glad I don’t have that power. That would be daaaangerous." [Ian Somerhalder]
"It depends on what you call bad and good. I'm definitely the more sadistic, prankster one, which is fun. He's a lot of fun. He's charming
and it's hard to hate him, but he's kind of a bastard. You walk that fine line between liking him and absolutely hating him, like with most vampires.
They kill people; they have to eat too. Population control." [Ian Somerhalder]
"You're 200 years old. You can fly around. You can eat beautiful girls — well, you can suck on their neck.
I don't physically cut them up and eat them. That would be a little sick. It's fun having all these layers." [Ian Somerhalder]
"I always said it would be so awesome, if we got the time and money to do it, to see Damon at a Rolling Stones concert, front and center,
wearing some bad-ass ‘70s outfit, or even in the exact same thing he wears now because he hasn’t changed since about the ‘50s. How cool
would it be to be able to use stock footage of some unbelievable Rolling Stones concert, and having Damon sitting there, scoping stuff out
with two beautiful women on either side? I just think it would be so amazing to see Damon in that situation." [Ian Somerhalder]
Boone on "Lost"
"I was always so envious of Josh Holloway on Lost because he always gets to say the cool stuff. And it’s always so fun to watch,
even if it’s someone you don’t necessarily like, you still want to hear what they have to say and the way they say it. They truly mean
what they’re saying, even if it’s demented and wrong." [Ian Somerhalder]
"The irony aspect of [surviving a plane crash and then dying in one] kinda killed me-literally. I joked to exec producer Damon Lindelof, 'I fell
30,000 feet out of the jumbo jet and survived. And then I fell 30 feet out of a beechcraft and died.' I always pondered how that was possible." [Ian Somerhalder]
"[Filming] was really intense. You're covered in bug spray and dirt and makeup, and it's 95 degrees with no wind, and you're on a beach surrounded by fire.
By the end of the episode, you would have to go home and get scrubbed. But I love Hawaii. I will absolutely live there some day. In fact,
I almost bought a house there--but, two days before I was going to fly back to look at one, I found out that my character was being killed off." [Ian Somerhalder]
Speaking on behalf on the 2010 Oil Spill
"You know when something bad happens in your life, or something goes wrong - that weird kind of
really uneasy feeling you have in the pit of your stomach? I've had that for two months." [Ian Somerhalder]
"Basically, the entire area is shut down. Everyone from the waitress who serves you breakfast to the guy who owns the charter boat
to the shrimpers - they all literally rely on the ocean to keep their industry going... Think about how frightening it is when you suddenly,
through no fault of your own, can't feed your children or pay your mortgage." [Ian Somerhalder]
"It's time to change, and I think this disaster is the game changer. It feels like this is
one of those catastrophic events that truly changes the way that we think." [Ian Somerhalder]
"To me and to the people that go down there, [it's] one of the most beautiful places in the world.
And I actually had to watch it destroyed. And it will be destroyed -- forever. My great-grandchildren
will not be able to enjoy the Gulf Coast of Louisiana the way I have." [Ian Somerhalder]
General Life and Work
"My mom made my baby food and had me on blue-green alga probably since I was in third grade.
I never had sugar. I never got to have white bread or any white-flour products." [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 have a million acquaintances but just two or three true friends. I can't hide anything from them." [Ian Somerhalder]
"I kind of think too much, I try do too many things at once." [Ian Somerhalder]
"I have a beach house in Malibu, so I'll go there, grab a surfboard or a sea kayak or whatever, and get outta here. 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]
"You can't get anywhere without the people who have come into your life." [Ian Somerhalder]
"Life's like being a billionaire. There are billions of moment's so you don't
really have to make each one count , but on the flip side you do." [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." [Ian Somerhalder]
"I realized I had to stop modeling and start studying to be an actor, which I'd wanted to be since I was about six." [Ian Somerhalder]
"Two guys kissing is not as sexy as two girls kissing. When Selma Blair made out with Sarah-what’s-her-name, that was hot.
Me and James Van Der Beek making out is not hot, it’s rather disgusting. We both looked at each other and said,
'Dude, don’t stick your tongue in my mouth.'" [Ian Somerhalder]
"I think [activism affecting my acting] it's a fine line. I don't ever want anything
to come in the way of me truthfully telling a story." [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] on why he became an actor.
Damon Salvatore on "The Vampire Diaries"
"I wanted Damon to be this wacky, sort of old world combination of Cary Grant and Mick Jagger." [Ian Somerhalder]
"Damon is Dionysius- he has an appetite for everything." [Ian Somerhalder]
"Our fans, they are awesome. You get to experience that enthusiasm at a decibel level that is second to none.
They are so loud and amazing. I swear, it was the closest to being a Beatle I'll ever get." [Ian Somerhalder]
"Let me tell you something. I love the South. I'm from the South. I'm a Southern boy. You experience temperatures here that
one just doesn't understand until one is actually geographically here. I am watching our crew members melting like snowmen.
It's insane. [Ian Somerhalder] filiming in Atlanta.
"It's great to play the charming guy we all want to be associated with. But a character with a bizarre mind
and given to committing horribly illegal actions can be fascinating. Sometimes it's more interesting to portray
someone who battles his thirst for wrong and tries to understand it. [Ian Somerhalder]
"There's this old documentary about
"What's the definition of rock and roll?" Keith Richards walks by and goes, "Me." That's so Damon." [Ian Somerhalder]
"The whole mind compulsion thing (actually called 'Enthralling' or Enthralment in the vampire world) . I can essentially
do whatever I want to you, and then make you completely forget about it. Which… it comes in handy, you know what I mean?
[Laughs] I’m glad I don’t have that power. That would be daaaangerous." [Ian Somerhalder]
"It depends on what you call bad and good. I'm definitely the more sadistic, prankster one, which is fun. He's a lot of fun. He's charming
and it's hard to hate him, but he's kind of a bastard. You walk that fine line between liking him and absolutely hating him, like with most vampires.
They kill people; they have to eat too. Population control." [Ian Somerhalder]
"You're 200 years old. You can fly around. You can eat beautiful girls — well, you can suck on their neck.
I don't physically cut them up and eat them. That would be a little sick. It's fun having all these layers." [Ian Somerhalder]
"I always said it would be so awesome, if we got the time and money to do it, to see Damon at a Rolling Stones concert, front and center,
wearing some bad-ass ‘70s outfit, or even in the exact same thing he wears now because he hasn’t changed since about the ‘50s. How cool
would it be to be able to use stock footage of some unbelievable Rolling Stones concert, and having Damon sitting there, scoping stuff out
with two beautiful women on either side? I just think it would be so amazing to see Damon in that situation." [Ian Somerhalder]
Boone on "Lost"
"I was always so envious of Josh Holloway on Lost because he always gets to say the cool stuff. And it’s always so fun to watch,
even if it’s someone you don’t necessarily like, you still want to hear what they have to say and the way they say it. They truly mean
what they’re saying, even if it’s demented and wrong." [Ian Somerhalder]
"The irony aspect of [surviving a plane crash and then dying in one] kinda killed me-literally. I joked to exec producer Damon Lindelof, 'I fell
30,000 feet out of the jumbo jet and survived. And then I fell 30 feet out of a beechcraft and died.' I always pondered how that was possible." [Ian Somerhalder]
"[Filming] was really intense. You're covered in bug spray and dirt and makeup, and it's 95 degrees with no wind, and you're on a beach surrounded by fire.
By the end of the episode, you would have to go home and get scrubbed. But I love Hawaii. I will absolutely live there some day. In fact,
I almost bought a house there--but, two days before I was going to fly back to look at one, I found out that my character was being killed off." [Ian Somerhalder]
Speaking on behalf on the 2010 Oil Spill
"You know when something bad happens in your life, or something goes wrong - that weird kind of
really uneasy feeling you have in the pit of your stomach? I've had that for two months." [Ian Somerhalder]
"Basically, the entire area is shut down. Everyone from the waitress who serves you breakfast to the guy who owns the charter boat
to the shrimpers - they all literally rely on the ocean to keep their industry going... Think about how frightening it is when you suddenly,
through no fault of your own, can't feed your children or pay your mortgage." [Ian Somerhalder]
"It's time to change, and I think this disaster is the game changer. It feels like this is
one of those catastrophic events that truly changes the way that we think." [Ian Somerhalder]
"To me and to the people that go down there, [it's] one of the most beautiful places in the world.
And I actually had to watch it destroyed. And it will be destroyed -- forever. My great-grandchildren
will not be able to enjoy the Gulf Coast of Louisiana the way I have." [Ian Somerhalder]
General Life and Work
"My mom made my baby food and had me on blue-green alga probably since I was in third grade.
I never had sugar. I never got to have white bread or any white-flour products." [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 have a million acquaintances but just two or three true friends. I can't hide anything from them." [Ian Somerhalder]
"I kind of think too much, I try do too many things at once." [Ian Somerhalder]
"I have a beach house in Malibu, so I'll go there, grab a surfboard or a sea kayak or whatever, and get outta here. 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]
"You can't get anywhere without the people who have come into your life." [Ian Somerhalder]
"Life's like being a billionaire. There are billions of moment's so you don't
really have to make each one count , but on the flip side you do." [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." [Ian Somerhalder]
"I realized I had to stop modeling and start studying to be an actor, which I'd wanted to be since I was about six." [Ian Somerhalder]
"Two guys kissing is not as sexy as two girls kissing. When Selma Blair made out with Sarah-what’s-her-name, that was hot.
Me and James Van Der Beek making out is not hot, it’s rather disgusting. We both looked at each other and said,
'Dude, don’t stick your tongue in my mouth.'" [Ian Somerhalder]
"I think [activism affecting my acting] it's a fine line. I don't ever want anything
to come in the way of me truthfully telling a story." [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] on why he became an actor.
Damon Salvatore on "The Vampire Diaries"
"I wanted Damon to be this wacky, sort of old world combination of Cary Grant and Mick Jagger." [Ian Somerhalder]
"Damon is Dionysius- he has an appetite for everything." [Ian Somerhalder]
"Our fans, they are awesome. You get to experience that enthusiasm at a decibel level that is second to none.
They are so loud and amazing. I swear, it was the closest to being a Beatle I'll ever get." [Ian Somerhalder]
"Let me tell you something. I love the South. I'm from the South. I'm a Southern boy. You experience temperatures here that
one just doesn't understand until one is actually geographically here. I am watching our crew members melting like snowmen.
It's insane. [Ian Somerhalder] filiming in Atlanta.
"It's great to play the charming guy we all want to be associated with. But a character with a bizarre mind
and given to committing horribly illegal actions can be fascinating. Sometimes it's more interesting to portray
someone who battles his thirst for wrong and tries to understand it. [Ian Somerhalder]
"There's this old documentary aboutThe Rolling Stones . There's a guy interviewing Mick Jagger and he says,
"What's the definition of rock and roll?" Keith Richards walks by and goes, "Me." That's so Damon." [Ian Somerhalder]
"The whole mind compulsion thing (actually called 'Enthralling' or Enthralment in the vampire world) . I can essentially
do whatever I want to you, and then make you completely forget about it. Which… it comes in handy, you know what I mean?
[Laughs] I’m glad I don’t have that power. That would be daaaangerous." [Ian Somerhalder]
"It depends on what you call bad and good. I'm definitely the more sadistic, prankster one, which is fun. He's a lot of fun. He's charming
and it's hard to hate him, but he's kind of a bastard. You walk that fine line between liking him and absolutely hating him, like with most vampires.
They kill people; they have to eat too. Population control." [Ian Somerhalder]
"You're 200 years old. You can fly around. You can eat beautiful girls — well, you can suck on their neck.
I don't physically cut them up and eat them. That would be a little sick. It's fun having all these layers." [Ian Somerhalder]
"I always said it would be so awesome, if we got the time and money to do it, to see Damon at a Rolling Stones concert, front and center,
wearing some bad-ass ‘70s outfit, or even in the exact same thing he wears now because he hasn’t changed since about the ‘50s. How cool
would it be to be able to use stock footage of some unbelievable Rolling Stones concert, and having Damon sitting there, scoping stuff out
with two beautiful women on either side? I just think it would be so amazing to see Damon in that situation." [Ian Somerhalder]
Boone on "Lost"
"I was always so envious of Josh Holloway on Lost because he always gets to say the cool stuff. And it’s always so fun to watch,
even if it’s someone you don’t necessarily like, you still want to hear what they have to say and the way they say it. They truly mean
what they’re saying, even if it’s demented and wrong." [Ian Somerhalder]
"The irony aspect of [surviving a plane crash and then dying in one] kinda killed me-literally. I joked to exec producer Damon Lindelof, 'I fell
30,000 feet out of the jumbo jet and survived. And then I fell 30 feet out of a beechcraft and died.' I always pondered how that was possible." [Ian Somerhalder]
"[Filming] was really intense. You're covered in bug spray and dirt and makeup, and it's 95 degrees with no wind, and you're on a beach surrounded by fire.
By the end of the episode, you would have to go home and get scrubbed. But I love Hawaii. I will absolutely live there some day. In fact,
I almost bought a house there--but, two days before I was going to fly back to look at one, I found out that my character was being killed off." [Ian Somerhalder]
Speaking on behalf on the 2010 Oil Spill
"You know when something bad happens in your life, or something goes wrong - that weird kind of
really uneasy feeling you have in the pit of your stomach? I've had that for two months." [Ian Somerhalder]
"Basically, the entire area is shut down. Everyone from the waitress who serves you breakfast to the guy who owns the charter boat
to the shrimpers - they all literally rely on the ocean to keep their industry going... Think about how frightening it is when you suddenly,
through no fault of your own, can't feed your children or pay your mortgage." [Ian Somerhalder]
"It's time to change, and I think this disaster is the game changer. It feels like this is
one of those catastrophic events that truly changes the way that we think." [Ian Somerhalder]
"To me and to the people that go down there, [it's] one of the most beautiful places in the world.
And I actually had to watch it destroyed. And it will be destroyed -- forever. My great-grandchildren
will not be able to enjoy the Gulf Coast of Louisiana the way I have." [Ian Somerhalder]
General Life and Work
"My mom made my baby food and had me on blue-green alga probably since I was in third grade.
I never had sugar. I never got to have white bread or any white-flour products." [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 have a million acquaintances but just two or three true friends. I can't hide anything from them." [Ian Somerhalder]
"I kind of think too much, I try do too many things at once." [Ian Somerhalder]
"I have a beach house in Malibu, so I'll go there, grab a surfboard or a sea kayak or whatever, and get outta here. 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]
"You can't get anywhere without the people who have come into your life." [Ian Somerhalder]
"Life's like being a billionaire. There are billions of moment's so you don't
really have to make each one count , but on the flip side you do." [Ian Somerhalder]
an outlet to discuss openly the things that truly I think are relevant in the world, that make a difference." [Ian Somerhalder]
"I realized I had to stop modeling and start studying to be an actor, which I'd wanted to be since I was about six." [Ian Somerhalder]
"Two guys kissing is not as sexy as two girls kissing. When Selma Blair made out with Sarah-what’s-her-name, that was hot.
Me and James Van Der Beek making out is not hot, it’s rather disgusting. We both looked at each other and said,
'Dude, don’t stick your tongue in my mouth.'" [Ian Somerhalder]
"I think [activism affecting my acting] it's a fine line. I don't ever want anything
to come in the way of me truthfully telling a story." [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] on why he became an actor.
Damon Salvatore on "The Vampire Diaries"
"I wanted Damon to be this wacky, sort of old world combination of Cary Grant and Mick Jagger." [Ian Somerhalder]
"Damon is Dionysius- he has an appetite for everything." [Ian Somerhalder]
"Our fans, they are awesome. You get to experience that enthusiasm at a decibel level that is second to none.
They are so loud and amazing. I swear, it was the closest to being a Beatle I'll ever get." [Ian Somerhalder]
"Let me tell you something. I love the South. I'm from the South. I'm a Southern boy. You experience temperatures here that
one just doesn't understand until one is actually geographically here. I am watching our crew members melting like snowmen.
It's insane. [Ian Somerhalder] filiming in Atlanta.
"It's great to play the charming guy we all want to be associated with. But a character with a bizarre mind
and given to committing horribly illegal actions can be fascinating. Sometimes it's more interesting to portray
someone who battles his thirst for wrong and tries to understand it. [Ian Somerhalder]
"There's this old documentary about
"What's the definition of rock and roll?" Keith Richards walks by and goes, "Me." That's so Damon." [Ian Somerhalder]
"The whole mind compulsion thing (actually called 'Enthralling' or Enthralment in the vampire world) . I can essentially
do whatever I want to you, and then make you completely forget about it. Which… it comes in handy, you know what I mean?
[Laughs] I’m glad I don’t have that power. That would be daaaangerous." [Ian Somerhalder]
"It depends on what you call bad and good. I'm definitely the more sadistic, prankster one, which is fun. He's a lot of fun. He's charming
and it's hard to hate him, but he's kind of a bastard. You walk that fine line between liking him and absolutely hating him, like with most vampires.
They kill people; they have to eat too. Population control." [Ian Somerhalder]
"You're 200 years old. You can fly around. You can eat beautiful girls — well, you can suck on their neck.
I don't physically cut them up and eat them. That would be a little sick. It's fun having all these layers." [Ian Somerhalder]
"I always said it would be so awesome, if we got the time and money to do it, to see Damon at a Rolling Stones concert, front and center,
wearing some bad-ass ‘70s outfit, or even in the exact same thing he wears now because he hasn’t changed since about the ‘50s. How cool
would it be to be able to use stock footage of some unbelievable Rolling Stones concert, and having Damon sitting there, scoping stuff out
with two beautiful women on either side? I just think it would be so amazing to see Damon in that situation." [Ian Somerhalder]
Boone on "Lost"
"I was always so envious of Josh Holloway on Lost because he always gets to say the cool stuff. And it’s always so fun to watch,
even if it’s someone you don’t necessarily like, you still want to hear what they have to say and the way they say it. They truly mean
what they’re saying, even if it’s demented and wrong." [Ian Somerhalder]
"The irony aspect of [surviving a plane crash and then dying in one] kinda killed me-literally. I joked to exec producer Damon Lindelof, 'I fell
30,000 feet out of the jumbo jet and survived. And then I fell 30 feet out of a beechcraft and died.' I always pondered how that was possible." [Ian Somerhalder]
"[Filming] was really intense. You're covered in bug spray and dirt and makeup, and it's 95 degrees with no wind, and you're on a beach surrounded by fire.
By the end of the episode, you would have to go home and get scrubbed. But I love Hawaii. I will absolutely live there some day. In fact,
I almost bought a house there--but, two days before I was going to fly back to look at one, I found out that my character was being killed off." [Ian Somerhalder]
Speaking on behalf on the 2010 Oil Spill
"You know when something bad happens in your life, or something goes wrong - that weird kind of
really uneasy feeling you have in the pit of your stomach? I've had that for two months." [Ian Somerhalder]
"Basically, the entire area is shut down. Everyone from the waitress who serves you breakfast to the guy who owns the charter boat
to the shrimpers - they all literally rely on the ocean to keep their industry going... Think about how frightening it is when you suddenly,
through no fault of your own, can't feed your children or pay your mortgage." [Ian Somerhalder]
"It's time to change, and I think this disaster is the game changer. It feels like this is
one of those catastrophic events that truly changes the way that we think." [Ian Somerhalder]
"To me and to the people that go down there, [it's] one of the most beautiful places in the world.
And I actually had to watch it destroyed. And it will be destroyed -- forever. My great-grandchildren
will not be able to enjoy the Gulf Coast of Louisiana the way I have." [Ian Somerhalder]
General Life and Work
"My mom made my baby food and had me on blue-green alga probably since I was in third grade.
I never had sugar. I never got to have white bread or any white-flour products." [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 have a million acquaintances but just two or three true friends. I can't hide anything from them." [Ian Somerhalder]
"I kind of think too much, I try do too many things at once." [Ian Somerhalder]
"I have a beach house in Malibu, so I'll go there, grab a surfboard or a sea kayak or whatever, and get outta here. 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]
"You can't get anywhere without the people who have come into your life." [Ian Somerhalder]
"Life's like being a billionaire. There are billions of moment's so you don't
really have to make each one count , but on the flip side you do." [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." [Ian Somerhalder]
"I realized I had to stop modeling and start studying to be an actor, which I'd wanted to be since I was about six." [Ian Somerhalder]
"Two guys kissing is not as sexy as two girls kissing. When Selma Blair made out with Sarah-what’s-her-name, that was hot.
Me and James Van Der Beek making out is not hot, it’s rather disgusting. We both looked at each other and said,
'Dude, don’t stick your tongue in my mouth.'" [Ian Somerhalder]
"I think [activism affecting my acting] it's a fine line. I don't ever want anything
to come in the way of me truthfully telling a story." [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] on why he became an actor.
Damon Salvatore on "The Vampire Diaries"
"I wanted Damon to be this wacky, sort of old world combination of Cary Grant and Mick Jagger." [Ian Somerhalder]
"Damon is Dionysius- he has an appetite for everything." [Ian Somerhalder]
"Our fans, they are awesome. You get to experience that enthusiasm at a decibel level that is second to none.
They are so loud and amazing. I swear, it was the closest to being a Beatle I'll ever get." [Ian Somerhalder]
"Let me tell you something. I love the South. I'm from the South. I'm a Southern boy. You experience temperatures here that
one just doesn't understand until one is actually geographically here. I am watching our crew members melting like snowmen.
It's insane. [Ian Somerhalder] filiming in Atlanta.
"It's great to play the charming guy we all want to be associated with. But a character with a bizarre mind
and given to committing horribly illegal actions can be fascinating. Sometimes it's more interesting to portray
someone who battles his thirst for wrong and tries to understand it. [Ian Somerhalder]
"There's this old documentary about
"What's the definition of rock and roll?" Keith Richards walks by and goes, "Me." That's so Damon." [Ian Somerhalder]
"The whole mind compulsion thing (actually called 'Enthralling' or Enthralment in the vampire world) . I can essentially
do whatever I want to you, and then make you completely forget about it. Which… it comes in handy, you know what I mean?
[Laughs] I’m glad I don’t have that power. That would be daaaangerous." [Ian Somerhalder]
"It depends on what you call bad and good. I'm definitely the more sadistic, prankster one, which is fun. He's a lot of fun. He's charming
and it's hard to hate him, but he's kind of a bastard. You walk that fine line between liking him and absolutely hating him, like with most vampires.
They kill people; they have to eat too. Population control." [Ian Somerhalder]
"You're 200 years old. You can fly around. You can eat beautiful girls — well, you can suck on their neck.
I don't physically cut them up and eat them. That would be a little sick. It's fun having all these layers." [Ian Somerhalder]
"I always said it would be so awesome, if we got the time and money to do it, to see Damon at a Rolling Stones concert, front and center,
wearing some bad-ass ‘70s outfit, or even in the exact same thing he wears now because he hasn’t changed since about the ‘50s. How cool
would it be to be able to use stock footage of some unbelievable Rolling Stones concert, and having Damon sitting there, scoping stuff out
with two beautiful women on either side? I just think it would be so amazing to see Damon in that situation." [Ian Somerhalder]
Boone on "Lost"
"I was always so envious of Josh Holloway on Lost because he always gets to say the cool stuff. And it’s always so fun to watch,
even if it’s someone you don’t necessarily like, you still want to hear what they have to say and the way they say it. They truly mean
what they’re saying, even if it’s demented and wrong." [Ian Somerhalder]
"The irony aspect of [surviving a plane crash and then dying in one] kinda killed me-literally. I joked to exec producer Damon Lindelof, 'I fell
30,000 feet out of the jumbo jet and survived. And then I fell 30 feet out of a beechcraft and died.' I always pondered how that was possible." [Ian Somerhalder]
"[Filming] was really intense. You're covered in bug spray and dirt and makeup, and it's 95 degrees with no wind, and you're on a beach surrounded by fire.
By the end of the episode, you would have to go home and get scrubbed. But I love Hawaii. I will absolutely live there some day. In fact,
I almost bought a house there--but, two days before I was going to fly back to look at one, I found out that my character was being killed off." [Ian Somerhalder]
Speaking on behalf on the 2010 Oil Spill
"You know when something bad happens in your life, or something goes wrong - that weird kind of
really uneasy feeling you have in the pit of your stomach? I've had that for two months." [Ian Somerhalder]
"Basically, the entire area is shut down. Everyone from the waitress who serves you breakfast to the guy who owns the charter boat
to the shrimpers - they all literally rely on the ocean to keep their industry going... Think about how frightening it is when you suddenly,
through no fault of your own, can't feed your children or pay your mortgage." [Ian Somerhalder]
"It's time to change, and I think this disaster is the game changer. It feels like this is
one of those catastrophic events that truly changes the way that we think." [Ian Somerhalder]
"To me and to the people that go down there, [it's] one of the most beautiful places in the world.
And I actually had to watch it destroyed. And it will be destroyed -- forever. My great-grandchildren
will not be able to enjoy the Gulf Coast of Louisiana the way I have." [Ian Somerhalder]
General Life and Work
"My mom made my baby food and had me on blue-green alga probably since I was in third grade.
I never had sugar. I never got to have white bread or any white-flour products." [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 have a million acquaintances but just two or three true friends. I can't hide anything from them." [Ian Somerhalder]
"I kind of think too much, I try do too many things at once." [Ian Somerhalder]
"I have a beach house in Malibu, so I'll go there, grab a surfboard or a sea kayak or whatever, and get outta here. 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]
"You can't get anywhere without the people who have come into your life." [Ian Somerhalder]
"Life's like being a billionaire. There are billions of moment's so you don't
really have to make each one count , but on the flip side you do." [Ian Somerhalder]
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