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Ryan Gosling Calls Girlfriend Eva Mendes ‘Girl of My Dreams’ During Festival Speech

The actor was accepting the Kirk Douglas Award for Excellence in Film at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival when he mentioned the actress.

View gallery Image Credit: Dave Allocca/Starpix/Shutterstock Ryan Gosling, 43, publicly shared his love for his girlfriend Eva Mendes, 49, during the Santa Barbara International Film Festival on Saturday. I’ve gotten to go to the moon, be a motorcycle bank robber, a getaway driver, waltz through the stars, be an elementary school teacher — albeit a crack-addicted one — become a replicant from the future, a gangster from the past, a lovelorn stunt man, and most recently, thanks to Greta, a 70-year-old crotchless doll,” he said before laughter erupted from the audience. The thankful star went on to give shout outs to some of his biggest inspirations in the industry, including Cecil B. DeMille, Garry Marshall, and Stanley Kubrick, as well as actors Charlton Heston, Yul Brenner, Goldie Hawn, Kurt Russell and Kirk Douglas.

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