His godmother is actressJamie Lee Curtis. His mother is from a Jewish family, and his father's ancestry includes Swedish, English, and Swiss-German. Gyllenhaal made his movie debut, at the age of eleven, in the film City Slickers , playing Billy Crystal's son. He made impact in various films in the late s and early s, in films such as October Sky and as the title role in the cult phenomenon psychological thriller, Donnie Darko , for which he received an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Actor.
He followed this with roles encompassing many different genres, including the comedy film, Walt Disney romantic comedy, Bubble Boy ; opposite Jennifer Aniston in another Sundance favorite, The Good Girl , and in the science fiction blockbuster, The Day After Tomorrow , which also starred Dennis Quaid. The play was widely-received and played for eight weeks in London's West End. Gyllenhaal followed his successful theater en devour with a role in Jarhead , playing an aggressive and masculine but equally vulnerable and sensitive Marine during the Gulf War.
I think my strength is to do a take all the way through. I am definitely not someone who can do a sprint. Maybe I am not that smart, but it takes me a while to find the moment, and I like to be pushed toward it. When you grow up there is some compromising to do. But compromising creative instinct is never good. There's something about the way Annie and I both work which is inherently very musical. It's all about rhythm.
There's a rhythm to writing, there's a rhythm to sports and there's a rhythm to sex. The whole cast. We decided that we thought it would be a sort of semi-bonding experience.
When we had a choice between between pepper spray and being Tased, we were told by the professionals that Tasing was probably the preference because pepper spray lasts for a long time after. And a Tase is done in moments. Se we decided to go for quick and painful. My parents were relatively progressive in their spiritual beliefs: my father is Christian and my mother is Jewish. On my 13th birthday, they thought it was important for me to experience a rite of passage, an entrance into manhood, and the consensus was that we would do something for the good of the community, some charitable work - a barmitzvah-like act, without the typical trappings.
So we went to a homeless shelter and we did some work there and then I had the party - the celebration - there. My dad descends from the Swedish Gyllenhaal family, a noble lineage that my ancestor Nils Gunnarsson Haal established in the 17th century and which has been very influential in Sweden for a long time.
My great-grandfather emigrated to the USA. It's only appropriate as an indulgent actor to think about quitting 'cause it's such an intense job. The biggest mistake that I've made is not really admitting to myself that filmmaking is a director's medium.
We all get into situations where we're working with people, and we try to control that. But I realized once I'm gone it's going to be the director's vision from here on out. I really do remember Peter Jackson saying to me, "You know that you have to do this in a British accent? I think that Donnie is what he comes in contact with. He reinvented his identity to become the quintessential American.
And I think that Lou is a product of the times; he's been created Something about watching a child and his ability to be honest, and his desperation for honesty, even in the midst of all the adults surrounding them, which is essentially what that movie is about, and the performance itself is so present and exists on its own even today.
That's acting to you? Generosity, kindness and patience will get you so far: that's the biggest lesson I've learned. I think we're living in a particularly scary time. But I'm Jewish, so I have a tendency towards anxiety. With my work, no matter how much time and preparation I've had, I'm always scared. But I know what a privilege it is to do the job that I do. I know how amazing it is to be able to choose the work that I do. I think there's a definite focus on vanity, and I think we all focus on it, which is so unimportant to me.
What's interesting is the character being played. This is where the mystery of my weird view of things comes from. I was good at playing a smoker, all deep thinking and philosophical, and I had even bought a professional humidor that I never used. I also tried pipes for a while, but, in the end, I realised I prefer not smoking at all.
You're tied to the facts [when it comes to movies like Everest ]. But at the same time, you need to bring your own truth to the situation. I think that all of us are trying to become these people, their essence, while staying true to what we believe.
Baltasar [Kormakur] likes to roll and wants us to experience the elements, and he pushes us in that way. I love that in making movies; getting as close as you can to the real thing is always fascinating. He's relentless, driven, courageous and a bit crazy at times.
There's fearlessness to him, and at the same time, he's incredibly sensitive and understanding. View agent, publicist, legal and company contact details on IMDbPro. Getting Started Contributor Zone ». Edit page. The Interpreter Documentary pre-production rumored.
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