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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

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Ian Somerhalder
Age: 45
Born: 1978
Born: December 8
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Covington
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Ian Joseph Somerhalder
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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.
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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.
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It's one of those things that hits you when you're not even looking for it. It's a moment when you find those words surging through your mind - I feel so alive right now. There's varying degrees of it. Acting definitely makes me feel so remarkably alive. Sitting on a beach or walking through nature makes me come alive always.
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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.
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I kind of think too much, I try do too many things at once.
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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.
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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.
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I'm starting to realize there's no stopping us now. An idea, a feeling, a movement can't just be squashed. It's impossible now.
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I have been doing commercials on camera since I was ten.
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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.
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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.
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It's not who you know, it's who you don't know.
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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.
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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.
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Nina Dobrev makes my job easy, its hard not to melt when she looks at you with those doe eyes.
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True statement: Live it, love it, leave the wold better off than when you got here.
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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.
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