There are standards. I like to be prepared, I guess I should say - that type of pressure of, "All right, now you go with abandon," you know. Now when you're in it, you let go of all the things - that's what happens when you're onstage. Jake Gyllenhaal More Quotes by Jake Gyllenhaal More Quotes From Jake Gyllenhaal Feelings don't come when we expect them to, so he( Vallée) shoots a movie in the same way... it's not telling you the obvious in a conventional way and that's beautiful, because I think that's how we walk through life. Jake Gyllenhaal entertainment It was incredibly cathartic. You feel like a kid. Jake Gyllenhaal entertainment The story is about a guy who uses his rage to get great success, that same rage destroys his whole life. Throughout the film and his journey, he has to learn how to fight -- not only in the ring but in life without rage. Jake Gyllenhaal entertainment We're not allowed to talk about who's in what group but after a while you'll probably start to understand who's in what group and that was purely based on personality and we had no choice. Jake Gyllenhaal entertainment One role blends into the next role. I mean, there's strange idiosyncrasies from roles that I play that I picked up that will never go away. Jake Gyllenhaal will never go strange Ask yourself why a red carpet is red. It could be any colour. Jake Gyllenhaal why yourself red colour 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 feel me you people 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 i-am you blessed work I think as an actor you have to be open to your emotions - that's how you tap into other characters. Besides, by being so open I've come to terms with how screwed I am! Jake Gyllenhaal emotions i-am think you 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 i-am me nature brother 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 name family music song 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 think you respect art 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 think family beautiful world I don't always think it's necessary for somebody to be nice all the time. Jake Gyllenhaal think always nice time 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 my-life small time life 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 movies you money world If you're going to spend seven months of your life - for me seven months, for Roland Emmerich, 3, 4, 5 years of his life - doing something, I think you have to have something to say. Jake Gyllenhaal think me you life
