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Ryan Gosling Reflects on Long Film Career, From Being an Astronaut and a Getaway Driver to Becoming “A 70-Year-Old Crotchless Doll”

The 'Barbie' star was honored by the Santa Barbara Film Festival on Saturday, where he remembered first finding his love of movies that taught him "how to dream, or how to dream bigger, anyway."

Ryan Gosling was honored by the Santa Barbara Film Festival on Saturday night, and used his speech to reflect on his long journey to becoming Ken. 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,” breaking down in laughter at the podium. A movie star would have told that story on a talk show, would have used it, would have gotten some juice out of it, monetized it, maybe it goes viral as a GIF or a meme, #RyanAtTheSeniorCenter,” Carell teased, deadpanning, “But not Ryan Gosling, he did it just to make some old folks happy.

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