Inspirational Quotes
Words to motivate, inspire, and guide you.
Ryan Gosling Quotes
CareerLimitationsRealismSelf-awareness I know there are only so many characters I'll be able to play.
CareerConfidenceFashionPublic ImageSelf-Expression Now that I'm an actor and I have movies, press, I have more occasions to wear suits. I like wearing suits.
CharacterCinemaHopeIntegrityTruth If the character is true, the movie will fall into place. Or at least that's what you hope.
BeliefCreativityExpectationsImpactSuccess 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.
AmbitionCreativityDreamsImaginationInspiration I was very impressed by Walt Disney and the idea that you could have a dream and you could realize it to the point where people could walk around within it... It still resonates with me. I wanted to be somebody who believed in their ideas that much.
HopeHumorPerseveranceSelf-ExpressionWork Ethic For now, I'm just going to keep doing the work and hope I don't get fired. If people want to put me up on their walls, I'll love it.
CanadaDanceExperienceGrowthLearning 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.
ChallengesCourageDreamsPerseveranceSupport It's not easy to leave your hometown and your family and your support system and come out to Los Angeles to - to pursue a dream where the odds are not in your favor.
CinemaCultural CommentaryFilm CritiqueNostalgiaViolence in Media I just sort of feel like John Hughes movies are perfect, but they're missing violence. If they just had some violence, they'd be perfect.
Cultural IdentityPatriotismWorld Perspective I love being Canadian. I think growing up in Canada gives you a world perspective that I certainly enjoy.
ChangeCultural InfluenceHumorIdentitySelf-Perception 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.
ArtistryCreativityFilm-makingFocusSelf-awareness I had to keep reminding myself in 'Blue Valentine' that I was actually making a film.
ActingCalmFilm ExperienceRelaxationScenes 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.
Gender EqualityGrowthRespectSelf-Improvement My home life now is mostly women. They are better than us. They make me better.
GeographyPersonal Background I grew up in a town called Cornwall, Ontario, which is about an hour outside of Montreal.
CourageHistoryIdentityResponsibilityWar 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.
ChildhoodFearPredationSafetyVulnerability When my mother and I walked to the grocery store, men would circle the block in cars. It was very, very scary, especially as a young boy. Very predatory - a hunt.
ArtAspirationCreativityNostalgia Some of the styles of dance in 'La La Land' I wish I had spent time on when I was a kid.
AmbitionArtCreativityDreamsPassion I've wanted to make films since a really young age. It's always been my passion.
CreativityIndividualityOpportunityPersistence 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.
Abstract ConceptsIsolationPerceptionPreferenceTechnology 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.