As a kid I decided that a Canadian accent doesn’t sound tough. I thought guys should sound like Marlon Brando. So now I have a phony accent that I can’t shake, so it’s not phony anymore. – Ryan Gosling
Actors become very professional and proficient about watching out for each other’s light and not stepping on each other’s lines. – Ryan Gosling
There used to be a candy called ‘Bonkers,’ which I believe to be the greatest candy of all time. – Ryan Gosling
The ’70s just seemed dirty, honestly, and not in an interesting way. It’s not the ’80s. In fact, it’s 10 less. I grew up in the ’80s, so that’s more of an interesting time to me. – Ryan Gosling
If I eat a huge meal and I can get the girl to rub my belly, I think that’s about as romantic as I can think of. – Ryan Gosling
People don’t step outside themselves and make the film they want to make, because they’re afraid of the reaction. But once you get that reaction and have lived through it, there’s nothing they can do to get you down. – Ryan Gosling
I don’t even think of myself as particularly good looking, and not at all a typical kind of Hollywood leading man sort of actor. – Ryan Gosling
Acting isn’t that hard, really. I mean, I think that people make a big deal about it, but you just kind of try to say your lines naturally. – Ryan Gosling
If Russell Crowe says that he’s Noah, he’s Noah. You never doubt it. If he says that he’s the Gladiator, he’s the Gladiator. He’s every character that he says he is. I’ve never doubted anything that he’s done. – Ryan Gosling
Working with someone is the best way to get to know someone, especially if it’s a creative endeavor. – Ryan Gosling
I just have my own taste, and I just try and stick with that. I’m just trying to play as many characters as I can for as long as I have an opportunity to. – Ryan Gosling
My uncle was an Elvis impersonator – his name was Perry, and he went by ‘Elvis Perry’ – and my work as a wedding singer landed me a spot in his act. – Ryan Gosling
When I made ‘The Notebook,’ the director, Nick Cassavetes, who is John’s son, used to show me his father’s movies. – Ryan Gosling
I did this scene in ‘Lars and the Real Girl’ where I was in a room full of old ladies who were knitting, and it was an all-day scene, so they showed me how. It was one of the most relaxing days of my life. – Ryan Gosling
Maybe in my life I sort of put myself in situations that were chaotic, outside of my life. – Ryan Gosling
I always wanted to do a comedy, but I wanted to pick the right one. But it came down to working with Steve Carell. I’ve wanted to work with him since I met him years ago as a kid. – Ryan Gosling
I danced a little as a kid here in Canada: in Ottawa at the Elite Dance Studio and at the Top Hat Dance School in Cornwall where I grew up. So I had some experience of having to learn routines. – Ryan Gosling
If I have any particular appeal to women, maybe it’s because I listen more than other guys do and appreciate how they think and feel about things. – Ryan Gosling
I’ve always liked women more. I was brought up by my mother and older sister. I found my way into dance class. – Ryan Gosling
If you do one good thing, that doesn’t define you either. Being around the kids in the juvenile center, they were engaging, they made us laugh but they were there for doing something terrible. – Ryan Gosling
Watching myself. Watching the people around me. There was some part of me that was there as a kid and growing up and living my life, but there was also some part of me that was watching it all happen from the nosebleeds. – Ryan Gosling
I grew up on Mel Brooks films. That was film to me until I got a little bit older and realised there were other kinds of movies. – Ryan Gosling