277 Quotes by Jake Gyllenhaal

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... you’re never mastering it, there’s always a lesson – things catch you in unexpected ways. And I think that’s a beautiful metaphor for life.

I like the conscious manipulation that a great director can have. When you’re both complicit in the manipulation of an emotion.

I hope that when the world comes to an end, I can breathe a sigh of relief, because there will be so much to look forward to.

I’m a harsh critic, you know? I am.

Don’t listen to what anybody says except the people who encourage you. If it’s what you want to do and it’s within yourself, then keep going and try to do it for the rest of your life.

I promise that, one day, everything’s going to be better for you.

Don’t listen to what anybody says except the people who encourage you.

To me I just, I’m a geek when it comes to cinematographers. And when it comes to Robert and when it comes to someone like Roger Deakins who shot Prisoners and he shot Jarhead.

I think it’s important for every man to find the right woman and every woman to find the right man.