It's not who you know, it's who you don't know.

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.

Together, we can bring our planet's heartbeat back.

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

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

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.

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