I never did anything this intensive before to change my body. Its a physical role. And when I commit to playing a… — Jake Gyllenhaal Body Copy Share Image
Heath [Ledger] would walk up to a horse and could like silence the horse. Just literally he'd be like, 'Shh. Shh.' And… — Jake Gyllenhaal Health Copy Share Image
As an actor, I feel like I'm somebody who, when somebody gives me a mark, I don't want to hit it. I… — Jake Gyllenhaal Actor Copy Share Image
I think, now, younger generations do take that for granted in a lot of ways. I don't think that takes away from… — Jake Gyllenhaal Generations Copy Share Image
There's no shame in somebody who doesn't necessarily do that job knowing a little bit more in that instance than you might… — Jake Gyllenhaal Art Copy Share Image
I'm in the business of helping stories get told, and I love this story. People don't say to me, When you were… — Jake Gyllenhaal Business Copy Share Image
When I walk into a screening, I'm nervous in a different way than I am as an actor. But the response is… — Jake Gyllenhaal Actor Copy Share Image
I think my strength is to do a take all the way through. I am definitely not someone who can do a… — Jake Gyllenhaal Copy Share Image
On a spiritual level, on a place where you want to be a better human being and listen more, I try. I… — Jake Gyllenhaal Copy Share Image
I remember Chris Cooper saying to me - I was doing October Sky with him - and he said, "You know, you're… — Jake Gyllenhaal Actors Copy Share Image
I get off on the interaction with people, and I love the chess of a movie and particularly - not only in… — Jake Gyllenhaal Copy Share Image
Working with Jim Sheridan for instance, we did this movie Brothers. Jim will ask anybody - we'll get a delivery on set,… — Jake Gyllenhaal Copy Share Image
Ang [Lee] gave us a lot of books about cowboys who had been gay or stories about it and all that stuff.… — Jake Gyllenhaal Age Copy Share Image
I was brought up, and my sister too, with two people who were always saying, "What you do is really nowhere near… — Jake Gyllenhaal Copy Share Image
You have formal rehearsal, a lot of things you don't have in movies - which is, you have to formally rehearse. You… — Jake Gyllenhaal Copy Share Image
I'm at a period in my life when I'm figuring out my idea of who I am and what I want and… — Jake Gyllenhaal Age Copy Share Image
I think also what's interesting is that Maggie [Gyllenhaal] knows how much the choices that I make reflect what's going on in… — Jake Gyllenhaal Choices Copy Share Image
I think family is the most important thing in the world. I think your own family is the most complicated thing in… — Jake Gyllenhaal Beautiful Copy Share Image
I grew up in a family where many of our close friends were gay couples. As well as that, every man goes… — Jake Gyllenhaal Copy Share Image
Sometimes you need an anchor, whatever it might be. You need a space to connect. So often you get into a way… — Jake Gyllenhaal Copy Share Image
I don't think you can approach any piece of art with boundaries or rules. I think respect is a very important thing,… — Jake Gyllenhaal Copy Share Image
My parents taught me as a kid: do your work. Do it well. Try as hard as you can, whatever it is.… — Jake Gyllenhaal Change Copy Share Image
When you have a lot of opportunities, which I am blessed to have had in terms of my work, you get into… — Jake Gyllenhaal Copy Share Image
If you have a real relationship with someone in real life they will call you out on it if you are being… — Jake Gyllenhaal Copy Share Image
A Separation is another film that I think is extraordinary, and one of those things that feels like it's from another planet,… — Jake Gyllenhaal Aliens Copy Share Image
I'm going to continue doing what I want to do. And if it means I want to go and make a big… — Jake Gyllenhaal Copy Share Image
Annie and I had already had sex on film in Brokeback Mountain, so I wasnt too nervous. Theres something about the way… — Jake Gyllenhaal Brokeback mountain Copy Share Image
When I was 19, I thought [Brokeback Mountain] was going to be the best movie ever made. And everyone was going to… — Jake Gyllenhaal Being the best Copy Share Image
Heath almost broke my nose in a kissing scene. He grabs me and he slams me up against the wall and kisses… — Jake Gyllenhaal Health Copy Share Image
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![“Heath [Ledger] would walk up to a horse and could like silence the horse. Just literally he'd be like, 'Shh. Shh.' And then he'd get on the horse. I'd be like, 'I'm going to get on you.' They'd be like, 'F - off!' I didn't really have that style.” quote by Jake Gyllenhaal](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/e69/jake-gyllenhaal-2014_health_heath-ledger-would-walk-up-to-a-horse-an_397293.jpg)
![“Ang [Lee] gave us a lot of books about cowboys who had been gay or stories about it and all that stuff. And I just talked to a lot of my friends - who [was] their first, particularly same-sex, first situation. That was fascinating to me - trying to learn what that was in a certain period of time…” quote by Jake Gyllenhaal](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/ac4/jake-gyllenhaal-2014_age_ang-lee-gave-us-a-lot-of-books-about-cow_876477.jpg)
![“You have formal rehearsal, a lot of things you don't have in movies - which is, you have to formally rehearse. You have to know your back story, discuss it, and almost everybody onstage has to know each other's [story], so that when it comes time to actually do it, you can throw it all away…” quote by Jake Gyllenhaal](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/af2/jake-gyllenhaal-2014_formal_you-have-formal-rehearsal-a-lot-of-thing_2869500.jpg)
![“I think also what's interesting is that Maggie [Gyllenhaal] knows how much the choices that I make reflect what's going on in my life. Admittedly, probably, as my sister, and as someone who loves me - like, she can't wait to see become a father.” quote by Jake Gyllenhaal](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/fc1/jake-gyllenhaal-2014_choices_i-think-also-what-s-interesting-is-that_2750298.jpg)
![“When I was 19, I thought [Brokeback Mountain] was going to be the best movie ever made. And everyone was going to see it and it was just going to be incredible. And then nobody saw it and it didn't get bought at Sundance. And it was a really great experience. Humbling. And then it's since found…” quote by Jake Gyllenhaal](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/9ca/jake-gyllenhaal-2014_being-the-best_when-i-was-19-i-thought-brokeback-mounta_1038963.jpg)
