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Ryan Gosling Praises Soap Actors, Hails Deidre Hall’s ‘Days of Our Lives’ Turn as “An Incredible Acting Class”

He shared the tribute on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, stressing the genre’s one-take pace with heavy overnight memorization.

Overview

  • The Project Hail Mary star said daytime performers do not get the love they deserve, citing the volume of lines and limited takes.
  • He recalled discovering Deidre Hall’s possession storyline in the mid-1990s during a broader pop-culture swing toward the supernatural.
  • Gosling said he stopped watching around that era but later caught scenes when the plotline returned in 2021.
  • He pointed to classic soap conventions, noting Days of Our LivesBo being played by Robert Kelker-Kelly and later Peter Reckell.
  • The remarks came during promotion for Project Hail Mary, which Soap Opera Digest reported opened to $80 million.