Quotes
"First, it's 'Who is Jake Gyllenhaal?,' then it's 'Get me Jake
Gyllenhaal,' then 'Get me someone who looks like Jake Gyllenhaal,'
and then 'Who is Jake Gyllenhaal?'...Right now, I'm between 'Who
is Jake Gyllenhaal?' and 'Get me Jake Gyllenhaal.'" [Gyllenhaal on the stages of fame in Hollywood]
"If you're going to dive in, dive into the deep end."
"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 with you. For me, finding out about life is the most important thing." (1999,
Raygun)
"I admire actors and artists who devote just as much time to their life
as they do to their work."
"... We use lines like " Love has no bounds," but that's become
bulls***. For me, this is a story where that might actually be true. Hopefully." [Jake on the story of Brokeback Mountain]
"Hey, I
was arrogant at times with him. And I was confused at times, and I hope, at
least, humble at times. I mean, I'd just got run down in my own life so there
was nothing else I could give but what I was feeling." [Jake on his
relationship with Heath Ledger on the movie Brokeback Mountain, Elle Magazine]
"Well, I
don't pick projects because I'm, like, "Oh my God, thats an amazing
role." I pick projects because of what it's trying to say- I want to be a
part of it, for the message." [Vitals Magazine]
"...Take a
movie like Donnie Darko, which I always believed in. I just always
fucking believed in it, the collaboration and the process of making it, and it completely
paid off for me." [Vitals Magazine]
"I play a
mathematician, which is ridiculous because I am horrible at math." [Jake
talking about his role as Hal in Proof)
"In a perfect
world, I would love to do one play for every three movies."
"I love to
cook, I obsessed with cooking magazines." [Vitals Magazine]
"I want
to have a happy life, first and foremost. I think that will lead to a successful
career." [Teen Vogue]
"But
I've always had her to look up to and to learn from. And in Hollywood, a
touchstone like that is pretty priceless - especially when I see how envy
can really poison people in the business." [Jake talking about
Maggie, Teen Vogue]
"I would
really like people to know how to pronounce my last name. Correctly.
Everywhere." [Jake's last quote in GQ magazine, btw its pronounced
jill-en-hall]
"Don't
listen to what anybody says except the people who encourage you. If it's
what you want to do and it's within yourself, then keep going and try to
do it for the rest of your life."
"I
have and abstract mind. It doesn't fit everywhere, but it fits in the
world of performing."
"I'm
just trying to do interesting, challenging work, and hoping that
people-especially young people- will want to see it."
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