Jake Gyllenhaal Quote Explained: As an actor, no matter what, you're at the whim of so many other people all the time.

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When somebody’s really good, they’re not just thinking about their job.

- Jake Gyllenhaal

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Theater has given me a different perspective on the way I approach films.

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Uta Hagen would say, there’s the representational actor and the presentational actor.

- Jake Gyllenhaal

Actor

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Do I take care of my body and take conditioning seriously? Yes.

- Jake Gyllenhaal

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I think I work as hard as I do now, because of a lot of lessons I’ve learned early on.

- Jake Gyllenhaal

Lessons

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I walk around thinking job to job, trying to not have regrets.

- Jake Gyllenhaal

Regret

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Everybody is an actor in one way or another. We are all performing certain things.

- Jake Gyllenhaal

Performing

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You can’t just lump things into two categories. Things aren’t that simple.

- Jake Gyllenhaal

As an actor, no matter what, you’re at the whim of so many other people all the time.

As an actor, no matter what, you’re at the whim of so many other people all the time.

When somebody’s really good, they’re not just thinking about their job.

Theater has given me a different perspective on the way I approach films.

Uta Hagen would say, there’s the representational actor and the presentational actor.

Do I take care of my body and take conditioning seriously? Yes.

I think I work as hard as I do now, because of a lot of lessons I’ve learned early on.

I walk around thinking job to job, trying to not have regrets.

Everybody is an actor in one way or another. We are all performing certain things.

You can’t just lump things into two categories. Things aren’t that simple.

In Paris, everybody wants to be an actor; nobody is content to be a spectator.

I don’t represent myself as a star, but an actor who wants to make movies.

It is an actor’s defect. I want everybody to like me, so I’ll say what I think will please them.

You become an actor because you don’t want to do the same thing all the time.

British actors behave like Europeans; they are also extremely well trained.

Fame really works against actors, in a way, because our anonymity is a wonderful thing for us.

I don’t have one movie that is my favorite, I have about 25-30 favorites.

Unlike a lot of actors, my father encouraged all his kids to go into show business.

As an actor, no matter what, you’re at the whim of so many other people all the time.

As an actor, no matter what, you’re at the whim of so many other people all the time.

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