Ryan Gosling

Ryan: All my characters are me. I'm not a good enough actor to become a character. I hear about actors who become the role and I think 'I wonder what that feels like'. Because for me, they're all me. I relate to these characters because aspects of their personality are like me. And I just turn up the parts of myself that are them and turn down the parts that aren't.

Ryan: I always wanted to entertain. When I was 6, a scrawny, scrawny kid, I'd get in my red speedo and do muscle moves. I actually thought I was muscular. I didn't know everyone was laughing at me.

Ryan: 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 (about feeling responsible for Britney Spears' sexuality because he corrupted her when they were on MMC): They would come and ask me questions about sex, and I just told them what I heard - like positions and stuff. All the other mothers went to Disney and told them I was corrupting their kids. I feel somewhat responsible for how sexual she is right now. When I see her with a snake around her neck, I think, did I do that?

Ryan: I love being Canadian. I think growing up in Canada gives you a world perspective that I certainly enjoy.

Ryan: 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. You try to make them sound like you're saying them for the first time, but that's about it. I think that it's an interesting job. I think that you can sort of have your own personal journey and you know, you can just kind of apply that to whatever characters you're playing.

Ryan: 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: I don't think anyone can teach you how to be a man but a woman. You only learn by learning what they need.

Ryan (about the kind of women he likes): It comes down to intelligence. I think that's the ultimate aphrodisiac.