I always say about that movie [ Brokeback mountain], which I think maybe over time is more understood, is that this is… — 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 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 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
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 always say about that movie [ Brokeback mountain], which I think maybe over time is more understood, is that this is about two people desperately looking for love. To be loved. And who were probably capable of it. And they just found it with someone of the same sex.that does not dismiss the fact…” quote by Jake Gyllenhaal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/f91/jake-gyllenhaal-2014_brokeback-mountain_i-always-say-about-that-movie-brokeback_871678.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/quotes/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/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)
