Ryan Reynolds opened up about how he pursued longtime wife Blake Lively. The actor, 44, recalled his first encounter with the actress, 33, while on set of the 2011 film Green Lantern and later, the train ride that changed their relationship while on Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes, and Will Arnett’s podcast SmartLess on Monday, July 19. The actor was quite forthright, as he revealed he kept “begging” Blake to sleep with him.