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> [My parents taught me as a kid: do your work. Do it well. Try as hard as you can, whatever it is. It will one day, for the long run, it will make some sort of change somewhere.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-gyllenhaal/my-parents-taught-me-as-a-kid-do-your-work-do-it-well-try-as-hard-as/)

[Jake Gyllenhaal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-gyllenhaal/)

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## More by Jake Gyllenhaal

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-gyllenhaal/hardest-emotion-they-re-all-pretty-damn-hard-i-don-t-know-really-if/)

[Jake Gyllenhaal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-gyllenhaal/)

> [Every journey starts with fear.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-gyllenhaal/every-journey-starts-with-fear/)

[Jake Gyllenhaal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-gyllenhaal/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-gyllenhaal/i-ve-decided-as-an-actor-the-only-the-power-i-have-really-is-in-the/)

[Jake Gyllenhaal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-gyllenhaal/)

> [You run your plays, you know your plays, you study your plays, you study the other team, you do as much as you can,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-gyllenhaal/you-run-your-plays-you-know-your-plays-you-study-your-plays-you-study/)

[Jake Gyllenhaal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-gyllenhaal/)

> [Sometimes love is calm and easy and sometimes it's just plain dirty.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-gyllenhaal/sometimes-love-is-calm-and-easy-and-sometimes-it-s-just-plain-dirty/)

[Jake Gyllenhaal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-gyllenhaal/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-gyllenhaal/i-don-t-think-my-approach-to-acting-is-all-necessarily-in-service-of/)

[Jake Gyllenhaal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-gyllenhaal/)

> [I did a lot of background and research on 'End Of Watch,' and I definitely used certain skills that I learned.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-gyllenhaal/i-did-a-lot-of-background-and-research-on-end-of-watch-and-i/)

[Jake Gyllenhaal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-gyllenhaal/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-gyllenhaal/i-was-working-with-michael-shannon-and-i-was-like-oh-man-i-m-having/)

[Jake Gyllenhaal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-gyllenhaal/)

> [I understand the opposite side of the camera. I have a profound respect for that. I have worked with people who, when you hit…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-gyllenhaal/i-understand-the-opposite-side-of-the-camera-i-have-a-profound/)

[Jake Gyllenhaal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-gyllenhaal/)

> [To me I just, I'm a geek when it comes to cinematographers . And when it comes to Robert and when it comes to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-gyllenhaal/to-me-i-just-i-m-a-geek-when-it-comes-to-cinematographers-and-when-it/)

[Jake Gyllenhaal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-gyllenhaal/)

> [ Heath \[Ledger\] was always somebody who I admired.He was way beyond his years as a human, in a way. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-gyllenhaal/heath-ledger-was-always-somebody-who-i-admired-he-was-way-beyond-his/)

[Jake Gyllenhaal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-gyllenhaal/)

> [I think, when someone say, "When did you feel like an actor?" it's those moments when I feel like, "I'm an actor, wow." That's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-gyllenhaal/i-think-when-someone-say-when-did-you-feel-like-an-actor-it-s-those/)

[Jake Gyllenhaal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-gyllenhaal/)

> [Every man goes through a period of thinking they're attracted to another guy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-gyllenhaal/every-man-goes-through-a-period-of-thinking-they-re-attracted-to/)

[Jake Gyllenhaal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-gyllenhaal/)

> [There are standards. I like to be prepared, I guess I should say - that type of pressure of, "All right, now you go…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-gyllenhaal/there-are-standards-i-like-to-be-prepared-i-guess-i-should-say-that/)

[Jake Gyllenhaal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-gyllenhaal/)

> [ We are all from different cultures. Heath's \[Ledger\] Australian, really. I'm from here. Ang's \[Lee\] from China. But I think Ang gets very close… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-gyllenhaal/we-are-all-from-different-cultures-heath-s-ledger-australian-really-i/)

[Jake Gyllenhaal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-gyllenhaal/)

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