Working on a movie like 'Prince of Persia' was awesome. It was great fun to be an action hero and to jump… — Jake Gyllenhaal Action Copy Share Image
Being a star doesn't last. That's not what life should be about. It's a complete illusion that really has nothing to do… — Jake Gyllenhaal Astronomy Copy Share Image
I would really love to direct one day. I think there are certain actors who love the character and the performance and… — Jake Gyllenhaal Actor 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,… — Jake Gyllenhaal Actor Copy Share Image
When you find theater writing like in the theater on film but it's realistic, it doesn't matter who the character is, you… — Jake Gyllenhaal Character Copy Share Image
There are lines that just stick with me, like I mean I still can remember it's like every line that I say… — Jake Gyllenhaal Copy Share Image
Other people's belief changes you. We all have insecurity, and uncertainty, and to have that glow cast over you by somebody that… — Jake Gyllenhaal Belief Copy Share Image
I think that more and more there's a sense that the best performances I can give are the ones that are the… — 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… — Jake Gyllenhaal Brokeback mountain 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'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 Age 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
If you have a real relationship with someone in real life they will call you out on it if you are being… — Jake Gyllenhaal Copy Share Image
Working with Jim Sheridan for instance, we did this movie Brothers. Jim will ask anybody - we'll get a delivery on set,… — 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 Age Copy Share Image
I was brought up, and my sister too, with two people who were always saying, "What you do is really nowhere near… — Jake Gyllenhaal Copy Share Image
My mom would always say this thing about writing - and I've taken it into account in a lot of things in… — Jake Gyllenhaal Life 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
What world am I living in?' Aren't movies made to have something to say? Why make a movie if you don't have… — Jake Gyllenhaal Film Copy Share Image
When I look at that now, all I think about is what a master [David Fincher] I was working with, and all… — Jake Gyllenhaal Career 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 Art 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 Generations Copy Share Image
I'm in the business of helping stories get told, and I love this story. People don't say to me, When you were… — Jake Gyllenhaal Business Copy Share Image
I think as an actor you have to be open to your emotions - that's how you tap into other characters. Besides,… — Jake Gyllenhaal Actor Copy Share Image
As an actor, I feel like I'm somebody who, when somebody gives me a mark, I don't want to hit it. I… — Jake Gyllenhaal Actor Copy Share Image
Heath [Ledger] would walk up to a horse and could like silence the horse. Just literally he'd be like, 'Shh. Shh.' And… — Jake Gyllenhaal Health Copy Share Image
I never did anything this intensive before to change my body. Its a physical role. And when I commit to playing a… — Jake Gyllenhaal Body Copy Share Image
Masculinity is, nowadays and generationally, confusing. What is honor, what is protection, what is being a man? It's evolving. But I believe… — 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
When you have a lot of opportunities, which I am blessed to have had in terms of my work, you get into… — Jake Gyllenhaal Copy Share Image
My parents taught me as a kid: do your work. Do it well. Try as hard as you can, whatever it is.… — Jake Gyllenhaal Change 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 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 Choices 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 Actor 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 grew up in a family where many of our close friends were gay couples. As well as that, every man goes… — Jake Gyllenhaal Copy Share Image
I think family is the most important thing in the world. I think your own family is the most complicated thing in… — Jake Gyllenhaal Beautiful Copy Share Image
I like that when you create you really do create with a very small group of people, and in that space, before… — Jake Gyllenhaal Creativity Copy Share Image
I remember being in college knowing I didn't want to go anymore. I wanted to try and become an actor. There is… — Jake Gyllenhaal Acting Copy Share Image
When you have the opportunity to choose projects, inevitably you start being moved towards the things that you're moved by, right? And… — Jake Gyllenhaal Change 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/i/f91/jake-gyllenhaal-2014_brokeback-mountain_i-always-say-about-that-movie-brokeback_871678.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/i/af2/jake-gyllenhaal-2014_formal_you-have-formal-rehearsal-a-lot-of-thing_2869500.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/i/ac4/jake-gyllenhaal-2014_age_ang-lee-gave-us-a-lot-of-books-about-cow_876477.jpg)
![“When I look at that now, all I think about is what a master [David Fincher] I was working with, and all of the things I could have watched and learned - and I didn't. And how, now, in my career, how I would love to have a ton of takes.” quote by Jake Gyllenhaal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3cf/jake-gyllenhaal-2014_career_when-i-look-at-that-now-all-i-think-abou_696143.jpg)
![“Heath [Ledger] would walk up to a horse and could like silence the horse. Just literally he'd be like, 'Shh. Shh.' And then he'd get on the horse. I'd be like, 'I'm going to get on you.' They'd be like, 'F - off!' I didn't really have that style.” quote by Jake Gyllenhaal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e69/jake-gyllenhaal-2014_health_heath-ledger-would-walk-up-to-a-horse-an_397293.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/i/fc1/jake-gyllenhaal-2014_choices_i-think-also-what-s-interesting-is-that_2750298.jpg)
