Ryan Gosling is not sure why he is adored by the Internet. Specifically, quite a few women on the Internet. More specifically, users of the "Hey girl" meme on the Internet, circa 2010. "I've never said that," Gosling told Variety while doing the press rounds for La La Land.

Gosling also never refused to eat cereal—the schtick of the wildly popular "Ryan Gosling Won't Eat His Cereal" Vine—saying, "That was strange." And those videos of a young Gosling singing and dancing his little heart out before achieving Mickey Mouse Club fame befuddle the actor, too: "It's a big surprise when they show up on the web," he said. "I'm confused—by how confident I was. That level of confidence was unearned."

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That level of confidence is probably earned now, especially with La La Land blowing every critic's damn mind.

Here's how Gosling makes sense of the Internet's undying adoration: "Do you remember when Fabio got hit in the face with a pigeon on the roller coaster and it broke his nose? Sometimes I feel like I'm the pigeon and the Internet is Fabio's face." Right. He continued, "Actually, I don't know if I'm the pigeon or I'm Fabio's face. Depends on the day, I guess."

Either way, someone's getting a broken septum and a bloody face. Which Gosling can pull off, in case it matters.

From: Esquire US