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I'm a very political person, and I make political choices in my movies.

Jake Gyllenhaal

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Jake Gyllenhaal
Age: 43
Born: 1980
Born: December 19
Actor
Film Actor
Stage Actor
Television Actor
Voice Actor
LA
California
Jacob Benjamin Gyllenhaal
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It's funny to me that people find other people getting coffee really interesting, or walking their dog in the dog park.
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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
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My experience on 'Jarhead' was life changing.
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I walk around thinking job to job, trying to not have regrets.
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Chris Cooper once told me to never have any regrets. After Chris said that to me, I walk into every scene thinking, 'exhaust every possibility.' Once you get to a certain place, it's like you just deliver everything you've got. Don't have any regrets. It pops up in my mind over and over and over again.
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