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" 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

Women

Work

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I Feel Like

Feel

" I'm Canadian, and so American politics aren't really in my wheelhouse. "

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" The '70s just seemed dirty, honestly, and not in an interesting way. It's not the '80s. In fact, it's 10 less. I grew up in the '80s, so that's more of an interesting time to me. "

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Time

Way

" It's not easy to leave your hometown and your family and your support system and come out to Los Angeles to - to pursue a dream where the odds are not in your favor. "

" I felt like I was going crazy as a kid. I wanted to be man, get a job. "

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Man

Job

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Sound

Now

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Good

Myself

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" My uncle was an Elvis impersonator - his name was Perry, and he went by 'Elvis Perry' - and my work as a wedding singer landed me a spot in his act. "

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Work

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