Considering how much he enjoyed that platform, why did Ian Somerhalder step away from acting? But he eventually came to the surprising realization that it was better to balance passion projects and family than between Hollywood and environmentalism. “Anyway, the places I felt most authentic along the way were where I was putting on my cowboy boots and feeding cows and running horses,” he said.
This decision may seem puzzling to fans, and Ian Somerhalder knows just how crazy it sounds. [I] I could go and do anything, but these partnerships mean so much more to me.” Although he was initially hesitant to leave “the only thing that sustained my family,” he eventually realized that it was what he was most passionate about. “I would rather do this than spend two months in some city filming a TV show away from my family or traveling back and forth with my family,” he said.
