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. Jake Gyllenhaal actactorage share on social
I have an overactive brain, and as a result of that, I can really get in my own mind. So I like to try and exercise it to the point of exhaustion. Jake Gyllenhaal brainexerciseexhaustion Change image and share on social
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 livelotmake share on social
I think that we all have within us the potential for almost anything. If we play close attention to our lives, then we can get at it somehow. Jake Gyllenhaal attentioncloselive Change image and share on social
I grew up on movie sets, so it was something I just found familiar. When I was growing up also, in high school, I would audition for things and my parents let me audition for things - with the thought that I wouldn't get them. And then I would get them... sometimes, and it would surprise them. Jake Gyllenhaal auditionfamiliarfind share on social
I want, overall, to trust what I know is right. There have been many times when I haven't. Jake Gyllenhaal timetrust Change image and share on social
I'm open to whatever people want to call me. Jake Gyllenhaal callopenpeople Change image and share on social
Crazy people don't sit around wondering if they're nuts. Jake Gyllenhaal crazynutpeople Change image and share on social
I hope I'm a spiritual person. I'm trying to be a spiritual person. Jake Gyllenhaal hopepersonspiritual Change image and share on social
I think that more and more there's a sense that the best performances I can give are the ones that are the truest to who I am. The further I move away from who I am, the worse they are. Jake Gyllenhaal badlygivemove Change image and share on social