“I guess there's something about you don't know why you're attracted to a character, but you're attracted to them enough to want to - it's like when a song comes on, and you feel like dancing. You don't know why; you just want to dance. It's hard to analyze that feeling, and if you do, you get far away from it.”

Canadian actor, singer, and musician

Ryan Gosling is a Canadian actor, singer, and musician. He has worked across independent films and major studio features, and is known for a career that has reached a wide global audience. As a leading actor, his films have grossed more than US$4 billion worldwide. He has received a Golden Globe Award and has also been nominated for three Academy Awards, nine Critics' Choice Awards, two British Academy Film Awards, and a Primetime Emmy Award.