Ryan Reynolds Reveals Career Advice Richard Curtis Once Gave Him
The Deadpool & Wolverine star
Ryan Reynolds revealed the advice that acclaimed screenwriter and
director Richard Curtis, 69, once shared with him.
“I
remember he once said to me when I was very young — I was like
40,” the actor, 49, said, as the live audience laughed, while speaking
at The Wall Street
Journal’s CMO Summit in New York City on Nov. 18.
“He
said every character has to have a beginning, a middle and an end. [The advice]
really kind of stuck with me,” Reynolds continued, before explaining how he has
applied the words of wisdom in the advertising space to previously promote
brands like Aviation Gin and Mint Mobile.
“I sort of brought that even into that space with, ‘How
do you do that in 30 seconds or 15 seconds as well?’ ” he added. “I really do
believe that too much time and too much money will murder creativity — it
will just kill it.”
Before and after mentioning the Notting
Hill and Genie screenwriter, Ryan Reynolds discussed how he uses humor
strategically in the ad space.
“Well, humor and emotion are the two feelings that I
think travel the most,” The
Proposal actor said, adding, “Humor works so
well, so does emotion. But if you get them together, it really, really just
creates togetherness. It creates that feeling that we’re all right now, we’re
not divided.”
During
his chat at The Wall
Street Journal’s CMO Summit, Ryan Reynolds also opened up about "soft parenting" his
four kids with wife Blake Lively.
“Soft
parenting is new, right? I didn't have that,” he said, before adding, “If
you’re just in a place of safety, you make great decisions. You really kind of
work from a place that isn’t fight or flight. You actually get to be
thoughtful, and you get to think about everybody in the room.”
Reynolds
and Lively, 38, are parents to James, 10, Inez, 9, Betty, 6, and Olin, 2.
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