The Internet is just an abstract place. Sure, I’ve become part of that in some way, but it’s hard for me to wrap my head around a lot of it. I prefer just to kind of stay out of it. – Ryan Gosling
It’s interesting the kind of freedom the musical form gives you. The rules are out the window. You can get impressionistic without seeming pretentious. Because it’s perceived as an inherently accessible form, it gives filmmakers some leeway. – Ryan Gosling
This is going to sound ridiculous, but I remember watching ‘Boyz n the Hood,’ and there is a scene where Cuba Gooding, Jr. gets pressed against a car by a police officer, and he starts crying because it’s so humiliating. I remember thinking in that moment that I could totally identify with him, and I’m a little white kid from Canada. – Ryan Gosling
I think ‘Believer’ and ‘Leland’ were such great things to have been a part of, and I learned a lot. – Ryan Gosling
We should get a Roomba for our Roomba. I feel bad for it because it works tirelessly, and at night I can hear it cleaning, and I just feel bad for it. – Ryan Gosling
I grew up in a family of strong women and I owe any capacity I have to understand women to my mother and big sister. They taught me to respect women in a way where I’ve always felt a strong emotional connection to women, which has also helped me in the way I approach my work as an actor. – Ryan Gosling
I think about death a lot, like I think we all do. I don’t think of suicide as an option, but as fun. It’s an interesting idea that you can control how you go. It’s this thing that’s looming, and you can control it. – Ryan Gosling
I have a friend that is a WWII buff, and we sat and talked a lot about stuff like the war and the reasons behind it, and you now it’s all in the uniform. Once you’re in it, it usually does all the work for you. – Ryan Gosling
My first exposure to what Hollywood was like, behind the scenes, was when Joel Silver started screaming at Roger Rabbit at the beginning of ‘Who Framed Roger Rabbit.’ – Ryan Gosling
I think we’re very complicated and we’re capable of all kinds of things, and movies don’t reflect that. – Ryan Gosling
Hollywood usually doesn’t have strong woman in films like that, and it’s stupid, so for the most part they’re usually being directed and written by men. – Ryan Gosling
Falling in love is a narcissistic endeavor. You play the role of lover, and you find someone to act it out on. – Ryan Gosling
I just sort of take it from a character perspective, and I don’t know if he was necessarily spiritual, but I do think he had hope. He was a character that was comfortable having hope in his life, and hope is faith. – Ryan Gosling
I sometimes forget to have breakfast in the morning, but when I actually buy a box of cereal, I will probably eat it not only for breakfast but also as a snack later on. – Ryan Gosling
I don’t think you can discriminate against budgets, you know? I’m an actor, I guess, so I’m just trying to play as many characters as I can. If there’s a character I think I can play, and they’re going to let me do it, I’ll do it whether it’s $10 or $1 million or more. – Ryan Gosling
I had my hustle. It was whatever I could do to not end up working in a factory. If I had to shake it like a showgirl, I was going to do it. – Ryan Gosling
You can only be yourself, and it sounds cheesy, but when it comes to filmmaking, there’s really nowhere to hide. – Ryan Gosling
I really believe my films are going to be successful, that I’m making ‘The Blair Witch Project’ – something that will transcend expectations and resonate with people. – Ryan Gosling