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Ryan Gosling

10 quotes

Ryan Gosling belongs to that rare category of people whose words are more famous than their biography. Ryan Gosling's observations on Hope are as sharp as their thoughts on Movies, revealing genuine breadth of mind. Our collection holds 12 quotes from Ryan Gosling, each offering a different angle on Hope, Movies, War, Romantic, and Respect. Readers often gravitate to this one: "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."

“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

Romantic

All Quotes by Ryan Gosling

“I think we're very complicated and we're capable of all kinds of things, and movies don't reflect that.”

— Ryan Gosling

Movies

“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

Death

“Freedom is such a gift.”

— Ryan Gosling

Freedom

“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

Movies

“I just sort of take it from a character perspective, and I don't know if he was necessarily spiritual, but I do think he had hope. He was a character that was comfortable having hope in his life, and hope is faith.”

— Ryan Gosling

Faith

“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

Family

“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.”

— Ryan Gosling

War

“If the character is true, the movie will fall into place. Or at least that's what you hope.”

— Ryan Gosling

Hope

“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.”

— Ryan Gosling

Hope

“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

Romantic