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a sparkle! Ryan Gosling has made quite the impact on Hollywood after a number of memorable roles over the years.
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Many people fell in love with Gosling after playing Noah Calhoun in the 2004 romantic film The Notebook.
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More than a decade after playing the male lead opposite Canadian native Rachel McAdams, writer Nicholas Sparks revealed that not many actors wanted to audition.
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Sparks said that, when Gosling came on board, "he really brought that story to life."
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The Remember the Titans star previously recalled the simple way he proved to director Nick Cassavetes that he deserved the role of a lifetime.
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The Blue Valentine star called me to meet him at his house in 2012 during an interview with Company magazine.
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"When I got there, he was standing in his backyard, and he looked at me and said, 'I want you to play this role because you're not like other young Hollywood actors.
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You're not pretty, you're not cool, you're just a regular guy who looks a little crazy.'"
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Gosling continued to make a name for himself when he appeared in the critically acclaimed film La La Land alongside Emma Stone.
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The romantic comedy stood out because of its musical component, which the Golden Globe winner didn't expect at first.
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