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The 'Barbie' star explained to 'Variety' why he chose to pose on top of the Warner Bros. water tower, revealing how the animated series 'Animaniacs' actually inspired him to want to get into Hollywood.
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In a recent interview and shoot for Variety, Ryan Gosling paid homage to the great influence that inspired him to become an actor: Animaniacs.
After asking to do his photo shoot for the publication on the Warner Bros. water tower, the Oscar nominee explained that the animated series was the reason behind his desire to act.
Gosling is actually terrified of heights, but he wanted to honor the show that "planted" the acting bug in him.
“When I was very little, there was a show called ‘Animaniacs,' and they lived at Warner Bros. in the water tower — that was like their clubhouse."“I loved that show. And I think it planted some seed in my head."“That’s what making movies was like: The lot was just your home, and you wander in and out of Western sets, and you can hang out in the water tower.”And hang out at the water tower he did.
Ryan Gosling: \u201cWhen I was 16 and moved to Los Angeles and was auditioning at Warner Bros., they wouldn\u2019t have let me climb the water tower. Ten years ago, when I shot \u2018La La Land\u2019 here, they wouldn\u2019t have let me climb the tower. For whatever reason, right now, at this stage in my\u2026
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People on social media loved that Gosling was able to live out his childhood dream.
@Variety So cool!
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@Variety The real childhood dream \u261d\ufe0f
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@Variety He can finally meet them.
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@Variety Sooo cool
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@Variety He got the opportunity to do something CRAZY rn
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@Variety He really told Variety: give me the warner bros. water tower or there will be no photoshoot, and I love that for him.
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@Variety it's such an iconic tower \ud83d\udc9c
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Holy crap, this isn't a joke. He *ACTUALLY* did this because of Animaniacs.
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Not Ryan Gosling living out my "Animaniacs" fantasy!!! \ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d
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@Variety CONFIRMED: Ryan Gosling has entered his long-awaited "Animaniacs" era!!!
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@ezekieldeal Ryan Gosling just wanted to hang out with the Animaniacs.
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He wanted to climb the Warner Brothers water tower because he saw it on Animaniacs as a kid and now I\u2019m gonna be singing that I have baloney in my slacks all day long https://t.co/HyVTLP1VHi
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No word on if he helped break out Yakko, Wakko, and Dot...
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In a recent interview and shoot for Variety, Ryan Gosling paid homage to the great influence that inspired him to become an actor: Animaniacs.

After asking to do his photo shoot for the publication on the Warner Bros. water tower, the Oscar nominee explained that the animated series was the reason behind his desire to act.

Gosling is actually terrified of heights, but he wanted to honor the show that "planted" the acting bug in him.

“When I was very little, there was a show called ‘Animaniacs,' and they lived at Warner Bros. in the water tower — that was like their clubhouse."

“I loved that show. And I think it planted some seed in my head."

“That’s what making movies was like: The lot was just your home, and you wander in and out of Western sets, and you can hang out in the water tower.”

And hang out at the water tower he did.

Ryan Gosling: \u201cWhen I was 16 and moved to Los Angeles and was auditioning at Warner Bros., they wouldn\u2019t have let me climb the water tower. Ten years ago, when I shot \u2018La La Land\u2019 here, they wouldn\u2019t have let me climb the tower. For whatever reason, right now, at this stage in my\u2026
— (@)

People on social media loved that Gosling was able to live out his childhood dream.

@Variety So cool!
— (@)

@Variety The real childhood dream \u261d\ufe0f
— (@)

@Variety He can finally meet them.
— (@)

@Variety Sooo cool
— (@)

@Variety He got the opportunity to do something CRAZY rn
— (@)

@Variety He really told Variety: give me the warner bros. water tower or there will be no photoshoot, and I love that for him.
— (@)

@Variety it's such an iconic tower \ud83d\udc9c
— (@)

Holy crap, this isn't a joke. He *ACTUALLY* did this because of Animaniacs.
— (@)

Not Ryan Gosling living out my "Animaniacs" fantasy!!! \ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d
— (@)

@Variety CONFIRMED: Ryan Gosling has entered his long-awaited "Animaniacs" era!!!
— (@)

@ezekieldeal Ryan Gosling just wanted to hang out with the Animaniacs.
— (@)

He wanted to climb the Warner Brothers water tower because he saw it on Animaniacs as a kid and now I\u2019m gonna be singing that I have baloney in my slacks all day long https://t.co/HyVTLP1VHi
— (@)

No word on if he helped break out Yakko, Wakko, and Dot...

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