Quotes by Jake Gyllenhaal

“It was really the most beautiful love story I had ever read, and I couldnt not do it.”

“You know, its flattering when theres a rumor that says Im bisexual. It means I can play more kinds of roles. Im open to whatever people want to call me. Ive never really been attracted to men sexually, but I dont think I would be afraid of it if it happened.”

“There have been times when Ive been working with women and they just said, Hey, Ive faked it before. I can fake it again.”

“I still find it personally disappointing that people kind of go out of their way to voice their disgust or their opinions against the ways in which two people choose to love one another. I think thats really unfortunate.”

“I promise that, one day, everythings going to be better for you.”

“As well as that, every man goes through a period of thinking theyre attracted to another guy.”

“Its funny to me that people find other people getting coffee really interesting, or walking their dog in the dog park.”

“Im 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 dont want to spend my life wasting my time. If its a big movie, I want to do it. If its a small movie, I want to do it.”

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

“If youre 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.”

“Im like, What world am I living in? Arent movies made to have something to say? Why make a movie if you dont have something to say? What are you doing it for? Are you doing it because you want to make a lot of money?”

“If, for some reason, you could... wanna be with me heart and soul, Ill be waiting for you at 5pm outside Chunky Cheese - The Good Girl”

“If it does shed light on the idea that theres real love involved ... its great. When two people love each other, they love each other. And people should hold on to it as hard as they can, whether its homosexual or heterosexual.”

“I have a friend who is in Iraq right now and is doing a lot of good over there, restoring schools and helping democracy in a way. Do I agree with the administration and their intentions behind this war? I dont know; I dont think so. But I cant do anything but support wholeheartedly, and actually look up to, these soldiers in a way that I never did before I made this movie.”

I think no matter who you are, no matter what you do in your life, no matter where you come from, you have to fight; we all fight in different ways. And its a metaphor, sometimes its literal, and I really believe that freedom is on the other side of discipline. Your mind can only match where your body is. And so its...youre never mastering it, theres always a lesson--things catch you in unexpected ways. And I think thats a beautiful metaphor for life.

I have a mentor. I have... guides. I have a lot of guides. Not a lot, but people whose opinions I really respect and who I will turn to.

Every journey starts with fear.

Ive learned over the years that freedom is just the other side of discipline.