How did Ryan Gosling prepare for the role in "Drive" (2011)

Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn and also starring Carey Mulligan, Drive is the film that brought Ryan Gosling to cult status among film afficionados. Everything from the cars he drove to the outfit he wore, rapidly increased in popularity because of the style that oozed throughout the film. Read Ryan Gosling's quotes below regarding how he became the character.

“This is the most fun I’ve ever had preparing for a role. Darrin Prescott, the stunt coordinator, and I would go to this church parking lot. And there would be a new Camaro or Mustang sitting there. We would just ride it to the rims, until it was smoking and wouldn’t go anymore. All the rubber’s on the road. And then we’d walk away and somebody would tow it and fix it and call us back when it was ready. That’s the way to learn that. It was a dream.”

“Movies would cast a kind of spell on me. They affected me that much. So when I read the script for ‘Drive,’ I recognized the behavior. This guy was acting like a psychopath, promising revenge for this woman who lives on his floor because he held hands with her. That, to me, is a guy who’s seen too many movies. He’s confused his life for a movie. And has made himself the hero of this action film that has become his life. That’s not something you can prepare for. It’s more of a feeling you’re trying to connect to and evoke.”

Source: http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/