I didn't know many classes where I could try and relate the thing that I really loved and wanted to do into… — Jake Gyllenhaal 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 Copy Share Image
People say to me, well "What's the character you really want to play?" And I go, I don't know. — Jake Gyllenhaal Copy Share Image
I think I'm not in this work to not look at life as it is. I'm not in it to say, "I… — Jake Gyllenhaal Copy Share Image
Not to say that you should be constantly trying to change the world, but I think it's important to know that whatever… — Jake Gyllenhaal Copy Share Image
I had been brought up in an elementary school where, my first few grades, I remember being specifically told that my teachers… — 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'm always nervous about it. You know, somehow, without even knowing it, I try and recreate the idea of what it feels… — Jake Gyllenhaal Copy Share Image
There are standards. I like to be prepared, I guess I should say - that type of pressure of, "All right, now… — Jake Gyllenhaal Copy Share Image
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… — Jake Gyllenhaal Copy Share Image
I can't not have something attached to like what actually happens in real life. Like I can't do a romantic comedy without… — Jake Gyllenhaal Copy Share Image
I could draw ideas. I remember writing a paper for a seminar class. I remember writing a paper about - and this… — Jake Gyllenhaal Copy Share Image
I also think within the scene, a specific scene - if I were to play a part that I played 10 years… — Jake Gyllenhaal Copy Share Image
I understand the opposite side of the camera. I have a profound respect for that. I have worked with people who, when… — Jake Gyllenhaal Copy Share Image
I know exactly what that movie's [Brokeback mountain] about. I can't define it; it doesn't tie up in a perfect bow. But… — Jake Gyllenhaal Copy Share Image
I don't want to be lofty when I say this, but I don't know what a success is any more. I know… — Jake Gyllenhaal Copy Share Image
You run your plays, you know your plays, you study your plays, you study the other team, you do as much as… — Jake Gyllenhaal 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 Copy Share Image
Ang Lee just allowed me to make what we would call mistakes and had no judgment of them. He also empowered me.… — Jake Gyllenhaal Copy Share Image
I love storytelling, you know, beyond anything. I love a great story beyond a great performance. Storytelling is about what we all… — Jake Gyllenhaal Copy Share Image
I think I find tactile things, you know. Just the feeling of blood itself is enough for me. If you, even if… — Jake Gyllenhaal Copy Share Image
I was trying to figure out where my intellect, if I really have one, where it fit. And so I was searching.… — 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
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 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
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 Copy Share Image
I don't think I had any idea at the time how to work with someone as masterful as he is. And I… — Jake Gyllenhaal Copy Share Image
I think it's more, at least at the time, a sense of abstraction. My mind doesn't really work in a way where… — 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 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 Copy Share Image
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… — 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 get to… — Jake Gyllenhaal Copy Share Image
You run your plays, you know your plays, you study your plays, you study the other team, you do as much as you can,… — Jake Gyllenhaal Copy Share Image
Sometimes love is calm and easy and sometimes it's just plain dirty. — Jake Gyllenhaal Copy Share Image
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… — Jake Gyllenhaal Copy Share Image
I did a lot of background and research on 'End Of Watch,' and I definitely used certain skills that I learned. — Jake Gyllenhaal Copy Share Image
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… — Jake Gyllenhaal Copy Share Image
I understand the opposite side of the camera. I have a profound respect for that. I have worked with people who, when you hit… — Jake Gyllenhaal Copy Share Image
To me I just, I'm a geek when it comes to cinematographers . And when it comes to Robert and when it comes to… — Jake Gyllenhaal Copy Share Image
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, 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… — Jake Gyllenhaal Copy Share Image
![“I know exactly what that movie's [Brokeback mountain] about. I can't define it; it doesn't tie up in a perfect bow. But it's about adolescence. It's about what it feels like - this isn't meant as a criticism, but like things I didn't relate to, which were high school movies. Where I'd watch it and…” quote by Jake Gyllenhaal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/493/jake-gyllenhaal-2014_adolescence_i-know-exactly-what-that-movie-s-brokeba_2136459.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/quotes/img-quotes/fc1/jake-gyllenhaal-2014_choices_i-think-also-what-s-interesting-is-that_2750298.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/quotes/img-quotes/af2/jake-gyllenhaal-2014_formal_you-have-formal-rehearsal-a-lot-of-thing_2869500.jpg)
![“Heath [Ledger] was always somebody who I admired.He was way beyond his years as a human, in a way.” quote by Jake Gyllenhaal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/e32/jake-gyllenhaal-2014_health_heath-ledger-was-always-somebody-who-i-a_269941.jpg)
