Being a star doesn't last. That's not what life should be about. It's a complete illusion that really has nothing to do with you. For me, finding out about life is the most important thing.

Most of the things that I learn are from the women in my life.

The Jake Gyllenhaal workout planstarts with growing long, long hairgorgeous greasy locks and then washing every day.Wash, shampoo, then condition. Washing works the biceps and then the triceps by conditioning. And vigorously rubbing all of your body with soap really defines the abs and the pectoral muscles. And if you do squats while you're bathing - that's it!

The truth is most of the films that make a lot of money no one remembers, and I'm not interested in making films that no one remembers.

I was brought up, and my sister too, with two people who were always saying, "What you do is really nowhere near as important as the things that are going on in the world, and if your work needs to reflect that, or you want it to, then you need to strive for a certain type of excellence."

I think that we all have within us the potential for almost anything. If we play close attention to our lives, then we can get at it somehow.

Sometimes what I actually love to do is go to a farm and get fresh milk or watch a pig get slaughtered.