I like the idea of the adventurer's spirit. I think that is very much what a man searches for, in a certain… — Jake Gyllenhaal Copy Share Image
Theater has given me a different perspective on the way I approach films. — 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
In that way, as an actor in particular, you're powerless. And so in that way as an actor in particular you can't… — 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 I've made a mistake. I think I have behaved in ways that I am proud of; I think I've… — Jake Gyllenhaal 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 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
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
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
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 remember watching Meryl Streep in, The River Wild. There's this scene where she's has a gun pointed at her, it's absurd… — 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
When I was 19, I thought [Brokeback Mountain] was going to be the best movie ever made. And everyone was going to… — Jake Gyllenhaal Copy Share Image
Being the youngest, I constantly have that insecurity of being the youngest, which ultimately is probably my drive. in a lot of… — 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
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 think that the idea of boundaries is being challenged everywhere. And I think our fascination with sci-fi is that it is… — 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 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
But you need to strive to try and communicate and try and change things in a similar way. And then people can… — 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Heath [Ledger] was always somebody who I admired.He was way beyond his years as a human, in a way. — Jake Gyllenhaal Copy Share
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
Every man goes through a period of thinking they're attracted to another guy. — Jake Gyllenhaal Copy Share
There are standards. I like to be prepared, I guess I should say - that type of pressure of, "All right, now you go… — Jake Gyllenhaal Copy Share
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… — Jake Gyllenhaal Copy Share
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