33 Jake Gyllenhaal Quotes for You to Enjoy

Jake Gyllenhaal

American Actor

Born: Dec 19, 1980

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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. Jake Gyllenhaal

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Every man goes through a period of thinking they're attracted to another guy. Jake Gyllenhaal

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When you have a lot of opportunities, which I am blessed to have had in terms of my work, you get into the habit of not paying attention to certain specifics. And as we get busy, anything we do is the same thing. Jake Gyllenhaal

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I think it's important for every man to find the right woman and every woman to find the right man. Jake Gyllenhaal

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It bothers me when people say, 'Oh, you're so down to earth - for an actor.' Even when they don't say 'for an actor,' I feel like that's the implication. Why are the standards so low for performers? Jake Gyllenhaal

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Chris Cooper once told me to never have any regrets. After Chris said that to me, I walk into every scene thinking, 'exhaust every possibility.' Once you get to a certain place, it's like you just deliver everything you've got. Don't have any regrets. It pops up in my mind over and over and over again. Jake Gyllenhaal

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I am inherently a little brother - that's just my nature. It has to do with my sister being very strong and wanting to protect me. It's the natural order of things. Jake Gyllenhaal

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The last name is pronounced Jill-en-hall. It's spelled with two l's, two a's. We have a song in my family; G-Y-Double L - EN - HAAL spells Gyllenhaal. It's a Swedish name. It's a family heirloom set to music. Jake Gyllenhaal

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Theater has given me a different perspective on the way I approach films. Jake Gyllenhaal

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In work, never have any regrets and always leave everything on the field. Jake Gyllenhaal

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I don't think you can approach any piece of art with boundaries or rules. I think respect is a very important thing, but I also think what we discover along the way is really important. Jake Gyllenhaal

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I think family is the most important thing in the world. I think your own family is the most complicated thing in the world, and I think it's the most beautiful thing in the world. Jake Gyllenhaal

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I'm going to continue doing what I want to do. And if it means I want to go and make a big movie, if it has something to say, I will want to make it. I don't want to spend my life wasting my time. If it's a big movie, I want to do it. If it's a small movie, I want to do it. Jake Gyllenhaal

I'm like, 'What world am I living in?' Aren't movies made to have something to say? Why make a movie if you don't have something to say? What are you doing it for? Are you doing it because you want to make a lot of money? Jake Gyllenhaal

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We were talking about the kissing in the movie just recently. Clearly, it's pretty challenging material, but Ang said two men herding sheep was far more sexual than two men having sex on screen. Jake Gyllenhaal

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I grew up in a family where many of our close friends were gay couples. As well as that, every man goes through a period of thinking they're attracted to another guy. Jake Gyllenhaal

When I was young, before school, my father would wake me up and we would go running together. A love of being physical, being active and being outside was something he instilled in me. Jake Gyllenhaal

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I'm open to whatever people want to call me. Jake Gyllenhaal

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Do I take care of my body and take conditioning seriously? Yes. Jake Gyllenhaal

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I want, overall, to trust what I know is right. There have been many times when I haven't. Jake Gyllenhaal

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Working on a movie like 'Prince of Persia' was awesome. It was great fun to be an action hero and to jump around, running off walls and fighting and having great quippy lines. Jake Gyllenhaal

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