Ryan Gosling Reveals: “A Director Told Me I Didn’t Have The Qualities To Be A Hero”

Ryan Gosling has revealed that the director of Pages of Our Lives told him he didn’t have the talent to lead.

Ryan Gosling He recently spoke about his past experiences as an actor, and revealed that a director once told him that he didn’t have what it takes to become a leading actor. It was Nick Cassavetes who told them in 2004.

In the words of Ryan Gosling:

It was Nick who told me during The Pages of Our Lives that I didn’t have the makings to be a lead actor, and that’s why he wanted me in the role.

That film solidified the success of Ryan Gosling, who also recalled his appearance on The Mickey Mouse Club alongside Justin Timberlake, Christina Aguilera, and Britney Spears:

Everyone was a prodigy, and I certainly wasn’t a child prodigy. I didn’t know why I was there, and I didn’t have consent. That’s why I didn’t work: it was like they dressed me up as a hamster or put me in the background of someone’s song. But it was a great experience in a way because it helped me understand what I was not going to be good at. It is also important to learn this.