Film Quotes by Jake Gyllenhaal

8 Film quotes by Jake Gyllenhaal

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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…

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I think I'm generally - fear, fear is very still, so in terms of that kind of fear - there's so many…

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The amount of preparation I saw from someone like [David] Fincher, and how aware he is of everybody else's job on the set, and how much respect he has for every aspect of the film, and every aspect of the frame - that's the type of actor I am now; it's not the type of actor I was then. But…

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I'm always nervous about it. You know, somehow, without even knowing it, I try and recreate the idea of what it feels…

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Theater has given me a different perspective on the way I approach films.

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A Separation is another film that I think is extraordinary, and one of those things that feels like it's from another planet,…

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The truth is most of the films that make a lot of money no one remembers, and I'm not interested in making…

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When you find theater writing like in the theater on film but it's realistic, it doesn't matter who the character is, you…

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Hardest emotion? They're all pretty damn hard; I don't know really if there's one specifically, but I do think, I don't know what's happening…

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Every journey starts with fear.

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I've decided as an actor the only, the power I have really is in the performance. It's the only real place I get to…

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You run your plays, you know your plays, you study your plays, you study the other team, you do as much as you can, you go to practice, you get in shape, you do what you need to do, and then by the time you get to the game, you know your plays, but they have to feel like they're…

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Sometimes love is calm and easy and sometimes it's just plain dirty.

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I don't think my approach to acting is all necessarily in service of the character. I think, selfishly, I've put it in service of…

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I did a lot of background and research on 'End Of Watch,' and I definitely used certain skills that I learned.

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I was working with Michael Shannon and I was like, "Oh man I'm having trouble with this scene." And he's like, "Well, then just…

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I understand the opposite side of the camera. I have a profound respect for that. I have worked with people who, when you hit that mark, are doing 50 percent of your work for you. So, you know, it's a balance. When you walk into a mark and you're lit a certain way or something's happening so often you don't…

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