I try not to discriminate against genres. Ryan Gosling More Quotes by Ryan Gosling More Quotes From Ryan Gosling I've learned it's important not to limit yourself. You can do whatever you really love to do, no matter what it is. Ryan Gosling important matter life Sometimes I think that the one thing I love most about being an adult is the right to buy candy whenever and wherever I want. Ryan Gosling wedding life thinking I feel there is something nice about not talking. Like you can say more by actually saying less. Ryan Gosling saying-less nice talking I love being Canadian. I think growing up in Canada gives you a world perspective that I certainly enjoy. Ryan Gosling growing-up life thinking 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 Gosling opportunity two ideas 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 suicide fun thinking I don't know, I just got a feeling about her. You know when a song comes on and you just gotta dance? Ryan Gosling cheesy-love feelings song The theme for me is love and the lack of it. We all want that and we don't know how to get it, and everything we do is some kind of attempt to capture it for ourselves. Ryan Gosling capture kind want Talking about muscles. They're like pets basically. They're not worth it. You have to feed them all the time and take care of them, and if you don't, they just go away. They run away. Ryan Gosling pet running talking 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 cereal snacks morning Cars can have a hypnotic effect. You can get in a car and get out and not really remember the trip. Ryan Gosling effects car remember I think it's more interesting to see people who don't feel appropriately. I relate to that, because sometimes I don't feel anything at all for things I'm supposed to, and other times I feel too much. It's not always like it is in the movies. Ryan Gosling people interesting thinking You have to question a cinematic culture that preaches artistic expression, and yet would support a decision that is clearly a product of a patriarchy-dominant society, which tries to control how women are depicted on screen. The MPAA is okay supporting scenes that portray women in scenarios of sexual torture and violence for entertainment purposes, but they are trying to force us to look away from a scene that shows a woman in a sexual scenario, which is both complicit and complex. It's misogynistic in nature to try and control a woman's sexual presentation of self. Ryan Gosling support expression self Freedom is such a gift. Ryan Gosling You know how sometimes department stores have these things where, if you win, you get 10 minutes to go in and take anything you want from the store? That's basically what I'm doing. I'm running in and just trying to grab as many characters as possible before they pull the plug on me. Ryan Gosling winning running character 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 strong-women emotional mother I went through puberty in a theme park. I'm grateful. That place was a landscape to me. I had adventures every day. Ryan Gosling grateful adventure life It's misogynistic in nature to try and control a woman's sexual presentation of self. I consider this an issue that is bigger than (one) film. Ryan Gosling issues self trying 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 mean people thinking 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 appreciate guy thinking
