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It's one of the most beautiful scripts [Brokeback Mountain] I've ever read, and it was Ang Lee, and at the time Heath [Ledger] was a friend of mine - before we even shot the movie - and always sort of alluring to me.

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Jake Gyllenhaal
Age: 44
Born: 1980
Born: December 19
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When somebody's really good, they're not just thinking about their job.
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