Heath [Ledger] was always somebody who I admired.He was way beyond his years as a human, in a way. — Jake Gyllenhaal Copy Share Image
I think it's important for every man to find the right woman and every woman to find the right man. — Jake Gyllenhaal Copy Share Image
As an actor, no matter what, you're at the whim of so many other people all the time. — Jake Gyllenhaal Actor Copy Share Image
Do I take care of my body and take conditioning seriously? Yes. — Jake Gyllenhaal Body Copy Share Image
Every man goes through a period of thinking they're attracted to another guy. — Jake Gyllenhaal Copy Share Image
In a perfect world, I would love to do one play for every three movies. — Jake Gyllenhaal Copy Share Image
I think I work as hard as I do now, because of a lot of lessons I've learned early on. — Jake Gyllenhaal Copy Share Image
When you find theater writing like in the theater on film but it's realistic, it doesn't matter who the character is, you… — Jake Gyllenhaal Character Copy Share Image
I think, when someone say, "When did you feel like an actor?" it's those moments when I feel like, "I'm an actor,… — Jake Gyllenhaal Actor Copy Share Image
I always find you go back to an animal; it will always show you the sort of primal aspects of behavior. You… — Jake Gyllenhaal Animal Copy Share Image
The best thing that I got was rehearsing with my father. It was always about the process of figuring things out, and… — Jake Gyllenhaal Alive Copy Share Image
I liken movies to playing a piano: Sometimes you're playing the chords and different notes with unresolved cadences and playing all major… — Jake Gyllenhaal Copy Share Image
I've decided as an actor the only, the power I have really is in the performance. It's the only real place I… — Jake Gyllenhaal Actor Copy Share Image
I've never had sex with boxers on and it's an odd thing to watch actors do. That's not saying I haven't tried...… — Jake Gyllenhaal Actors Copy Share Image
The idea of competition, particularly in a creative atmosphere, is always there. And, if you don't acknowledge that, you are doing yourself… — Jake Gyllenhaal Copy Share Image
I grew up on movie sets, so it was something I just found familiar. When I was growing up also, in high… — Jake Gyllenhaal Audition Copy Share Image
Chris Cooper once told me to never have any regrets. After Chris said that to me, I walk into every scene thinking,… — Jake Gyllenhaal Copy Share Image
I think, in the initial process of discovering a character and the analytical process - and this is what I did take… — Jake Gyllenhaal Copy Share Image
As a producer, it starts when I talk about privacy and silence. It starts before anybody believes in it. And I think… — Jake Gyllenhaal Copy Share Image
You know, it's flattering when there's a rumor that says I'm bisexual. It means I can play more kinds of roles. I'm… — Jake Gyllenhaal Copy Share Image
Dad, I may not be the best, but I come to believe that I got it in me to be somebody in… — Jake Gyllenhaal Being the best Copy Share Image
As Uta Hagen would say, there's the representational actor and the presentational actor. My sister [Maggie Gyllenhaal] came up to me recently… — Jake Gyllenhaal Actors Copy Share Image
The Jake Gyllenhaal workout planstarts with growing long, long hairgorgeous greasy locks and then washing every day.Wash, shampoo, then condition. Washing works… — Jake Gyllenhaal Copy Share Image
I don't always think it's necessary for somebody to be nice all the time. — Jake Gyllenhaal Copy Share Image
Don't listen to what anybody says except the people who encourage you. — Jake Gyllenhaal Communication Copy Share Image
I'm a very political person, and I make political choices in my movies. — Jake Gyllenhaal Choices Copy Share Image
I've learned over the years that freedom is just the other side of discipline. — Jake Gyllenhaal Discipline Copy Share Image
I want, overall, to trust what I know is right. There have been many times when I haven't. — Jake Gyllenhaal Time Copy Share Image
It's amazing how the world has changed because, at that time [2005], a lot of actors didn't want to play a gay role. — Jake Gyllenhaal Actors Copy Share Image
There are a lot of different things that are spinning and connecting when your family sees what you do. — Jake Gyllenhaal Copy Share Image
I was listening to this Adele song, where she's like, "When we were young..." I was like, "You're 27. Are you kidding me? — Jake Gyllenhaal Copy Share Image
When somebody's really good, they're not just thinking about their job. — Jake Gyllenhaal Copy Share Image
I walk around thinking job to job, trying to not have regrets. — Jake Gyllenhaal Jobs Copy Share Image
I think that we all have within us the potential for almost anything. If we play close attention to our lives, then… — Jake Gyllenhaal Attention Copy Share Image
To me Donnie Darko was about adolescence. And about how, as soon as you start to grow up and you sort of… — Jake Gyllenhaal Adolescence Copy Share Image
There's always an intellectual side to the films Ang Lee's doing and to the characters, and there's such a deep knowledge when… — Jake Gyllenhaal Actors Copy Share Image
I am inherently a little brother - that's just my nature. It has to do with my sister being very strong and… — Jake Gyllenhaal Copy Share Image
If you're going to spend seven months of your life - for me seven months, for Roland Emmerich, 3, 4, 5 years… — Jake Gyllenhaal Copy Share Image
I have an overactive brain, and as a result of that, I can really get in my own mind. So I like… — Jake Gyllenhaal Brain Copy Share Image