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I'm always nervous about it. ...

I'm always nervous about it. You know, somehow, without even knowing it, I try and recreate the idea of what it feels like to go in front of an audience every night when I'm making a film. And that similar type of pressure and excitement before a scene, or preparing for a movie, so...

Jake Gyllenhaal 199 quotes

Working with Robert, Robert [...

Working with Robert, Robert [Elswit] is a storyteller. He's not a cinematographer, he's a storyteller. And to me, that's the graduation I hope to get to in my profession. That I'm not just an actor, I'm a storyteller. And I think that takes a long time in, when you have one job on a movie set. Makeup artists, actor, whatever. To graduate from just that to storyteller.

Jake Gyllenhaal 199 quotes

But you need to strive to try...

But you need to strive to try and communicate and try and change things in a similar way. And then people can think that's pretentious or whatever, but it's your life's work, and you've decided that. That's what they made us believe. So we have a pretty high standard, which is at times great and at times not.

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There's no shame in somebody ...

There's no shame in somebody who doesn't necessarily do that job knowing a little bit more in that instance than you might know about your own job, you know, and I think that is where movies are such a collaborative art form.

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Being a star doesn't last. Th...

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.

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Not to say that you should be...

Not to say that you should be constantly trying to change the world, but I think it's important to know that whatever we do has an implication and has an effect, and because of that it is political.

Jake Gyllenhaal 199 quotes

I understand the opposite sid...

I understand the opposite side of the camera. I have a profound respect for that. I have worked with people who, when you hit that mark, are doing 50 percent of your work for you. So, you know, it's a balance. When you walk into a mark and you're lit a certain way or something's happening so often you don't know what's behind you... And that's what's so strange about being a movie actor.

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I'm more Baskin-Robbins style...

I'm more Baskin-Robbins style myself.

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I'm at a period in my life wh...

I'm at a period in my life when I'm figuring out my idea of who I am and what I want and how to hold onto love -- all that big stuff. And I'm starting to realize that it can happen at any age. I know people who are in their 50s who are figuring out what they want and who they are, and I think it's great. It's like you're always approaching life as a beginner.

Jake Gyllenhaal 199 quotes

Ask yourself why a red carpet...

Ask yourself why a red carpet is red. It could be any colour.

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I think you hear a lot of peo...

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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The best thing that I got was...

The best thing that I got was rehearsing with my father. It was always about the process of figuring things out, and trying something new, and having another take on something and keeping it alive.

Jake Gyllenhaal 199 quotes

I liken movies to playing a p...

I liken movies to playing a piano: Sometimes you're playing the chords and different notes with unresolved cadences and playing all major chords that are all over the place, and you're enjoying yourself with a great, simple melody.

Jake Gyllenhaal 199 quotes

I would really love to direct...

I would really love to direct one day. I think there are certain actors who love the character and the performance and that's all they want to be a part of.

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My mum and dad are pretty ama...

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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If you're going to spend seve...

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.

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I remember being in college k...

I remember being in college knowing I didn't want to go anymore. I wanted to try and become an actor. There is a something in me, with a risk of sounding cliche, that I just had to do it. I knew from an early age that acting was my path.

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I don't think you can approac...

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.

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Really, contrary to popular b...

Really, contrary to popular belief, I like to have a good time and not take myself too seriously.

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I can't make a movie unless I...

I can't make a movie unless I believe in the themes behind it. I mean, that's the first question I ask myself, always, is, 'What is this movie about?'

Jake Gyllenhaal 199 quotes

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