--- description: Is true love a lie? title: Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams Did Not Get Along While Filming 'The Notebook' image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt78f400a9416715ce/69869a53e53aba75b14d36cf/105754466-copy.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [celebrities](/tag/celebrities/) ## celebrities Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams Quarreled While Filming 'The Notebook' by [Alexandra Sifferlin](/author/alexandra-sifferlin/) ## Alexandra Sifferlin Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 2, 2014 6:06 PM CUT  Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams, winners of Best Kiss for "The Notebook" (Photo by SGranitz/WireImage) Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams, winners of Best Kiss for "The Notebook" (Photo by SGranitz/WireImage)SGranitz—WireImage by [Alexandra Sifferlin](/author/alexandra-sifferlin/) ## Alexandra Sifferlin Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 2, 2014 6:06 PM CUT Even though the pair would go on to date for four years, _The Notebook_ stars Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams initially fought during the romcom’s filming. In an [interview](http://www.vh1.com/celebrity/2014-07-01/the-notebook-nick-cassavetes/ "undefined") with VH1, _The Notebook_ director Nick Cassavetes admits Gosling wanted McAdams replaced: --- > “” --- After a screaming match, the two apparently worked things out: --- > “” --- The pattern of arguing passionately and then falling in love sounds a bit like the characters they played, Allie Hamilton and Noah Calhoun. So keep stoking the flames of hope, fans–maybe it’s still destined that they’ll get back together some day. On a dock in the rain, we hope. \[[_VH1_](http://www.vh1.com/celebrity/2014-07-01/the-notebook-nick-cassavetes/ "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/2951143/ryan-gosling-rachel-mcadams-the-notebook/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/2951143/ryan-gosling-rachel-mcadams-the-notebook/"},"headline":"Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams Quarreled While Filming 'The Notebook'","datePublished":"2014-07-02T18:06:44.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T08:56:57.418Z","description":"Is true love a lie?","url":"https://time.com/2951143/ryan-gosling-rachel-mcadams-the-notebook/","keywords":["celebrities","Ryan Gosling"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt78f400a9416715ce/69869a53e53aba75b14d36cf/105754466-copy.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Alexandra Sifferlin","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/alexandra-sifferlin/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt78f400a9416715ce/69869a53e53aba75b14d36cf/105754466-copy.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"2005 MTV Movie Awards - Press Room","caption":"2005 MTV Movie Awards - Press Room","creditText":"SGranitz—WireImage","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/celebrities/","name":"celebrities"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/2951143/ryan-gosling-rachel-mcadams-the-notebook/","name":"Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams Quarreled While Filming 'The Notebook'"}}]}] ```