Top 192 Quotes & Sayings by Ryan Gosling - Page 4

I'm Canadian so American politics are not really in my wheelhouse.

I loved growing up in Canada. It’s a great place to grow up, because - well, at least where I grew up -it’s very multicultural. There’s also good health care and a good education system.

I turned 30 and everyone told me I would feel different and I didn't. So I thought I'd move to New York.

If you're making a movie about the effects of time, you kind of have to engage time as the main character.

The thing that's so exciting when you're making a film is that it can be anything and there are no limitations on it.

I'm attracted to films that have strong female characters because there are strong female characters in my life.

I'm Canadian. I think that's it. When you're a Canadian, you're always watching America from the outside, from afar.

Parents' tolerance of violence is so different to their tolerance of sexuality. If violence is involved in the sexuality it's somehow perceived as entertainment, but if love is involved with sexuality it's seen as pornographic and is not acceptable.

In some way, the relationship between a director and an actor is personal.

It 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.

I tried to find something real in essentially something thats science fiction or something-for me, anyways-not having an experience like this.

I like all kinds of movies, I love movies; and I always wanted to try and make one.