There is this idea in Hollywood, and I've seen it work for people, where the unspoken rule is 'Do two for them and one for yourself.' And that's kind of considered a fact. I've never really found that to be true for me. I've gotten more opportunities out of working on things I believed in than I ever did on things that weren't special to me.
Ryan GoslingIt was more important to me to understand what its like to be this Jewish kid who felt he was so different at such a young age. I feel the story is about a kid who came to hate through love, so I felt I had to learn why he loved this thing so much that he also apparently hated it.
Ryan GoslingFor me, I sort of felt like it was kind of a fairytale... but an interesting one. I don't know of anybody who has had a romance quite like this, but I certainly know people who have stuck it out.
Ryan GoslingWomen are mad at me. A girl came up to me on the street and she almost smacked me. Like, โHow could you? How could you let a girl like that go?โ I feel like I want to give people hugs, they seem so sad. Rachel and I should be the ones getting hugs! Instead, weโre consoling everybody else.
Ryan Gosling