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The idea of competition, particularly in a creative atmosphere, is always there. And, if you don't acknowledge that, you are doing yourself and the process a disservice.
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My mum and dad are pretty amazing chefs and they spent most of my childhood cooking really extravagant things for my sister and me.
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Theater has given me a different perspective on the way I approach films.
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Every man goes through a period of thinking they're attracted to another guy.
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I love movies that are saying things that people might find odd at times. I don't find them odd at all. They give me comfort.
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Really, contrary to popular belief, I like to have a good time and not take myself too seriously.
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I don't always think it's necessary for somebody to be nice all the time.
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Crazy people don't sit around wondering if they're nuts.
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.
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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.
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Every journey starts with fear.
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I heard about the movie business before I even knew what it was. So I surround myself now with people who are like, 'Can we not talk about movies for an hour?'
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As much as I am one for real human interaction, I also want to make a show that's entertaining and that people want to see.
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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
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I think you hear a lot of people say 'I support the troops' and all of that, but I really feel deeply that I do.
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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?
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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.
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Do I take care of my body and take conditioning seriously? Yes.
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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 -
'Brokeback Mountain' takes all your conceptions of America, and the Western, and cowboys, and sexuality, and love, and it stirs them all up.
Jake Gyllenhaal
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I hope I'm a spiritual person. I'm trying to be a spiritual person.
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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.
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I did a lot of background and research on 'End Of Watch,' and I definitely used certain skills that I learned.
Jake Gyllenhaal -
In work, never have any regrets and always leave everything on the field.
Jake Gyllenhaal