Ryan Gosling's Journey to Leading Man Status Despite Doubters and Critics
Originally Published 2 years ago — by Deadline
Ryan Gosling revealed that he was told he had no natural leading man qualities when he auditioned for The Notebook, but director Nick Cassavetes still chose him for the role. Gosling compared acting to therapy and using films as time capsules to process his emotions. He now treats acting as a job rather than therapy, which he believes allows him to be better at it.