When I made the switch from strictly entertainment news to more of these natural world documentaries, it's really been all about wanting to make saving the world cool.
— Ashlan Gorse Cousteau
The coral reef at Bonaire, one of the alphabet islands in the Caribbean, is so alive and healthy.
If I can inspire a little girl by seeing me tag a shark, that's amazing.
We went out and tagged 17 sharks and watched where they went. The data was amazing.
I was always into animals and animal protection, ever since I was growing up.
Don't ask super goofy questions at the premiere of a very serious movie or try to have an in-depth political discussion at the opening of a new fashion boutique.
There is nothing like the thrill of walking through the jungle looking for a tiger and knowing they could be watching you already.
As an entertainment journalist for over a decade, I travel to great places for work, from red carpets in Rio, movie premieres in London to celebrity sit-downs in Bora Bora.
As cheesy as it sounds, truly every day is Earth Day.
To go in the water and stare at a shrimp for three minutes and not think about anything else in the world, it's just euphoric.
When you care about something, that's when you want to save it. I want to bring that to storytelling - to make saving the world sexy.
Typhoon damage happens when they hit land, and as humans, we've decided to destroy mangroves and hurt coral reefs. If we don't have barriers, the devastation is worse, and that is scary.
We know shark's fin is a huge problem. In California now, you can't buy it or sell it.
I once said the wrong movie name to Aaron Eckhart, and boy did he tease me about it for years.
Nepal is a magical country and one of the only places in the world where they are winning the fight against illegal poaching.
I really want to dive in the kelp forests of Monterey Bay in California. I hear it's like floating through a forest.
I've always been a water baby.
I know that not many people can go to the Marshall Islands. It is really one of the most remote places on earth.
Thank God I have parents who'd support the crazy things I did. If my dad found a snake, I'd take it to the woods. I was always taking these homeless birds and homeless cats home.
Common sense is often underrated.
You never want to be caught off guard on the red carpet.
I spent three weeks on a converted shrimp trawler with 17 people, two toilets, and one shower, all the while diving every day with very active sharks.
