Ang Lee just allowed me to make what we would call mistakes and had no judgment of them. He also empowered me. You know, he's like, "You're my actor. I chose you. Whatever you do is right." Right? "I made the decision, I'm complicit in choosing you. And I went through everything I could to choose you, so I feel good and whatever you're going to do I'm going to give you this space." And so it was very empowering.
Jake GyllenhaalThe 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.
Jake GyllenhaalI think it's important for every man to find the right woman and every woman to find the right man.
Jake GyllenhaalWhat world am I living in?' Aren't movies made to have something to say? Why make a movie if you don't have something to say? What are you doing it for? Are you doing it because you want to make a lot of money?
Jake GyllenhaalAs much as I am one for real human interaction, I also want to make a show that's entertaining and that people want to see.
Jake GyllenhaalI get off on the interaction with people, and I love the chess of a movie and particularly - not only in preproduction or in production or postproduction - the behavioral chess. That is, learning and being humbled by and also teaching certain people certain things. I love that. As a producer, you have an opportunity to see the whole and bring people together.
Jake Gyllenhaal