Ryan Gosling was asked to describe the rest of his life in just five words on Thursday’s episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on CBS.
The 43-year-old Canadian actor was given the challenge by host Stephen, 59, while taking The Colbert Questionert.
‘Run it by Eva first,’ Ryan answered, referencing his partner Eva Mendes, 50.
Ryan recorded the segment for the network talk show as part of his media blitz to promote his new film The Fall Guy.
Stephen told Ryan that his show had developed a ‘time-tested way of penetrating the bark of isolation we wrap around our hearts as human beings’.
Ryan Gosling was asked to describe the rest of his life in just five words on Thursday’s episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on CBS
He then asked the same 15 questions that other celebrities have answered as part of The Colbert Questionert.
‘What is the best sandwich?,’ Stephen asked in the traditional first question.
‘Ice cream,’ Ryan answered.
‘I see how this is going to go,’ Stephen said.
‘Because you can have all the sandwiches in the world and it would be a tough decision. But the ice cream sandwich comes out, your mind is made up. Your decision is made for you,’ Ryan said.
‘Do you lick around the edges?,’ Stephen asked.
‘That is none of your business,’ Ryan quipped.
Ryan revealed that his first concert was Elvis Perry and explained that his uncle Perry used to perform as Elvis.
The 43-year-old Canadian actor referenced his partner Eva Mendes, shown together in September 2012 in Toronto, when asked to describe the rest of his life in five words
Stephen told Ryan that his show had developed a ‘time-tested way of penetrating the bark of isolation we wrap around our hearts as human beings’
‘What is the best sandwich?,’ Stephen asked in the traditional first question
‘Ice cream,’ Ryan answered
Ryan recorded the segment for the network talk show as part of his media blitz to promote his new film The Fall Guy in which he plays stuntman Colt Seavers, shown in a scene
‘He was amazing. The best I’ve ever seen. He put me in his acts. I gave out teddy bears during Teddy Bear,’ Ryan said.
‘What is the scariest animal?,’ Stephen asked.
‘Man,’ Ryan answered.
‘Am I wrong? Or the mosquito. Kill more people than anything else,’ Ryan said with a laugh.
‘Apples or oranges,’ Stephen asked.
Ryan said it was ‘tough’ to pick between them.
‘Oranges help with scurvy and I do not want that again. The apple, you can make a bong out of,’ Ryan said.
‘What do you think happens when we die?,’ Stephen asked.
‘What do you think happens when we die?,’ Stephen asked
‘We wake up,’ Ryan said.
Stephen asked Ryan to name his favorite action move other than his new movie The Fall Guy.
Ryan first named the 1985 martial arts film No Retreat, No Surrender about a teenager who learns how to fight bullies from the spirit of Bruce Lee.
He then said First Blood starring Sylvester Stallone as Vietnam War veteran John Rambo was his favorite.
‘He just wanted to have a cup of coffee in that diner, Stephen. He was just John and they made him be Rambo. They forced him to be Rambo. He didn’t want to be Rambo. He just wanted a cup of coffee, but he had long hair and had to get out of town,’ Ryan said.
‘Favorite smell,’ Stephen said.
‘He just wanted to have a cup of coffee in that diner, Stephen. He was just John and they made him be Rambo. They forced him to be Rambo. He didn’t want to be Rambo. He just wanted a cup of coffee, but he had long hair and had to get out of town,’ Ryan said of Vietnam War veteran John Rambo in First Blood
‘It’s hard not to give it to flowers on this one. They’ve been working on this for millions of years. You should give it to them. But I want to say dogs’ paws,’ Ryan said.
He said that dog paws smell like either popcorn or nachos.
‘And my dog George who is no longer with us he had the perfect blend. He was nachos and popcorn,’ Ryan said.
‘Earliest memory?,’ Stephen asked.
‘My mom used to bake cakes as a side hustle. And I remember one morning waking up to the smell of a baked cake and I went into the kitchen and she made this wedding cake and she plugged it in and this waterfall came down it. And she had built a motor into it and there was water falling down the cake and I remember thinking, my mom is pretty cool,’ Ryan said.
‘If you only get one song to listen to for the rest of your life. What is it?,’ Stephen asked.
‘Push It by Salt-n-Pepa. It hasn’t gotten old yet. And it’s great life advice,’ Ryan said of the 1987 song by the New York City hip hop group.
‘Whatever it is, you know. Push it. And then if you’re gonna do it, push it, push it really good,’ Ryan said.
‘My mom used to bake cakes as a side hustle. And I remember one morning waking up to the smell of a baked cake and I went into the kitchen and she made this wedding cake and she plugged it in and this waterfall came down it. And she had built a motor into it and there was water falling down the cake and I remember thinking, my mom is pretty cool,’ Ryan said when asked about his earliest memory
‘If you only get one song to listen to for the rest of your life. What is it?,’ Stephen asked
‘Push It by Salt-n-Pepa. It hasn’t gotten old yet. And it’s great life advice,’ Ryan said of the 1987 song by the New York City hip hop group. ‘Whatever it is, you know. Push it. And then if you’re gonna do it, push it, push it really good’
Ryan and actress Eva have been together since 2011 and have daughters Esmeralda Amada, 9, and Amada Lee, 8, together.
The Fall Guy also starring Emily Blunt and Aaron Taylor-Johnson was released on May 3 by Universal Pictures.
Barbra Streisand, 82, revealed that she has a rose named after her while answering The Colbert Questionert in a January episode.
The Colbert Questionert has become a regular fixture on the CBS talk show and Cate Blanchett, Nicki Minaj and Mariah Carey recently have answered the 15 questions.
