Ryan Gosling's Inner-Bicep Tattoo

Ryan Gosling's Forearm Tattoo

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If you look closely at Gosling's left forearm, he has a tattoo of what appears to be a cactus — but looks can be deceiving. In a 2011 interview, Gosling admitted that the ink is actually a botched homemade tattoo, and it was originally supposed to be a monster hand dropping a bleeding heart.

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Ryan Gosling's Wrist Tattoo

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Gosling's barcode tattoo — a (slightly more successful) DIY tattoo — is displayed prominently on his left wrist, although he typically covers it up with a watch. The actor said in a 2007 interview with The Guardian, "A tattoo should never be meaningful, because at a certain point you're going to hate it, and it might as well make you laugh." His "it's not that deep" attitude is definitely at play with this ink.

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Ryan Gosling's Shoulder Tattoo

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While it's hard to spot under the many tattoos he's wearing in "The Place Beyond the Pines," Gosling has some ink paying homage to "The Giving Tree" on his left shoulder that you can see peeking through. He has mentioned that his mom often read the children's story when he was growing up. In 2010, though, when Gosling was asked about his tattoo in an interview with Vulture, he said, "That story's the worst . . . I don't want to be the tree."

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