Ryan Gosling Calls Eva Mendes and Daughter Esmeralda the Most Complicated and Powerful Women in His Life
Ryan Gosling gave a shout-out to his two leading ladies in his life, girlfriend Eva Mendes and daughter Esmeralda as the two most complicated and powerful women in his life right now. The actor had announced this at the 2015 SXSW Film Festival in Austin, Texas on Friday March 13.
Gosling's directorial movie debut Lost River will be screened at the film festival.
In a report by US weekly, the actor said, "I really like working with my friends; I love all of these people," Gosling told the crowd during his conversation with filmmaker and partner Guillermo del Toro. "You have a baby with one of them!" del Toro then told the actor, referring to his ladylove Mendes who stars in the film.
"I have a baby with one of them," Gosling said, before going on to discuss films which empower females. "I have complicated, powerful female characters in my life, and that's growing." the Notebook hunk added, referring to his new daughter.
The first-time dad has remained mum since becoming a dad, leaving Mendes to share the trials and tribulations of parenthood.
During an interview with Women's Health, the Hitch actress admitted she actually likes the sleepless nights that comes with a newborn child.
Meanwhile, Gosling's directorial debut has had a rather rocky road, with a chilly reception at Cannes and a direct-to-video release, it left many, including film critic Richard Lawson of Variety wondering why Gosling even made the movie in the first place. Gosling attempted to explain to the SXSW audience that there was a real-world, political drive behind the modern-day fairytale of Lost River.