I don't see that many movies lately that are actually about something, that are trying to challenge something about the way that people interact.
Maggie GyllenhaalI think most human beings, even if you're in a situation that's constricting or complicated or hard, they try to survive.
Maggie GyllenhaalI do seem to have a bit of a predilection for movies that say something transgressive.
Maggie GyllenhaalSometimes I'll read things in the script and think, "That's not how humans behave," or "I don't understand how to do that role and make it seem like I'm not some kind of strange alien or on a sitcom." I don't get it, and when I feel that way, I have to listen to my instinct. My initial instinct does lead me in a direction that I can trust.
Maggie GyllenhaalI remember people saying, "Believe me, everything in your life is going to change..." And I thought, "Why? That's such a bourgeois way of thinking." And then you have a child and yes, everything changes. It affects the way we live, what we do, and where we go - everything. And I wouldn't have in any other way.
Maggie Gyllenhaal