'Blue Valentine'sex'felt real,'which is why we were'penalized'with NC-17 rating: Ryan Gosling

Ryan Goslingdoesn't think he should have been penalized for"doing a good job"on"Blue Valentine's"sex scene.

The 30-year-old actor said that the reason the film's oral sex scene got slapped with an NC-17 rating -- which was later reversed to a more award-friendly R -- was not because it was graphic, but because it was authentic.

"The sex felt real -- it wasn't sexy or 'a sex scene', and that's why we got into trouble,"he told London'sGuardian.

Gosling said the film felt so real that he and co-starMichelle Williams, with whom he performed the oral sex scene, had trouble letting go of their relationship when the movie wrapped.

"Michelle and I found it hard to take off our wedding bands when it was over," he told the British newspaper. "We'd built this castle and then had to tear it down."

Meanwhile, Williams recently told Reuters that she was"proud"of the"Blue Valentine"sex scene despite the controversy surrounding it.

"As the woman in the situation that was in question, I found absolutely nothing scandalous, tawdry or disgusting about it,"she said.

The 30-year-old actress even joked that her"hot sex"scenes with Gosling were genuine.

"We had a really good time,"she told usatoday.com."We rehearsed it. A lot. We really wanted to get it right. It was a really hard day at work."

"Blue Valentine"is in theaters now.

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