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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

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Ian Somerhalder
Age: 46
Born: 1978
Born: December 8
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Covington
Louisiana
Ian Joseph Somerhalder
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I am seeing strength in the ability of artistic expression to change our future.
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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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I never had any backlash from the model-turned-actor thing.
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I work with the Humane Society a lot and have three rescue cats.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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We're destroying our water supplies like you can't even imagine.
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Our Animal Sanctuary initiative has many layers. We are aiming to create a place where abandoned and bullied creatures come together with bullied youth. We feel that bullies have leadership abilities, albeit these abilities are totally skewed and misdirected.
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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.
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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.
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It's the diversity of intelligence, the diversity of creativity, that is so very much necessary to creating whole solutions.
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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.
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The symphonic sounds of nature awaken every cell in my body and, in that moment, without a doubt, I am truly alive.
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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 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?
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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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What we're doing to the planet is inexcusable.
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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.
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