The other day on Joshua Horowitz’s Happy Sad Confused podcast, Ryan Gosling professed his respect and admiration for Soap Opera actors and all of the hard work they put into their craft.
The actor highlighted the legendary Deidre Hall and how watching her possession storyline was an excellent acting class for him.
Word got back to her, and she invited him to come to the Days of Our Lives’ set anytime he wanted. And she promised that Marlena Evans would protect him from any possession.
Well, he heard about her offer, and he has a message for her. “Deidre Hall! Are you kidding me? Yes! This is a very enthusiastic yes to a very cordial invitation to visit you on set. I will be there to thank you in person for being my OG acting inspiration. It wasn’t Marlon Brando in On The Waterfront. It wasn’t De Niro in Taxi Driver. It was you. And I want to thank you for your offer, anytime, anywhere. You tell me, I’ll be there.” Then he added, “I am not worried about the possession. I’ll say a Hail Mary before I get there. I’ll be fine. And see you on set.”
As someone who grew up watching DOOL, I fucking love this, and I love him for bringing attention back to the hard work that Daytime Drama actors do every day on the set.
Seriously, watching this whole thing unfold is like watching a Soap Opera in real life. I hope this is not the conclusion of this storyline because I need to know what happens next. Will I’m Just Ken and Dr. Evans have a The Notebook moment? I think Eva Mendes will give him a Hall Pass if the opportunity arises.
I feel like the sand in the hourglass waiting for the next day of my life with these two!
Even though Days films about a year in advance, I hope they find a way to write a cameo in for him. It did wonders for Dick Van Dyke, who won a Daytime Emmy for his appearance on the Peacock serial.
Finally, run out and see Gosling’s movie Project Hail Mary in honor of him being such a good guy. And to Ms. Hall, it is playing at Universal and the AMCs in Burbank, so after he comes to set, y’all could go see his film together. Can you tell that I live close to where they shoot my favorite Soap?
