No. 10: He's sensitive

From "Half Nelson" to "Blue Valentine" to, yes, 2004's "The Notebook," Gosling brings heart and vulnerability to roles that have turned him into everyone's favorite pretend boyfriend. He'll also drop stuff like this in interviews : "I like love stories. ... What pulls me is love and the lack of it and our need for it. We all want it and we don't know how to get it."