I'm 37 and I was told recently I was too old to play the lover of a man who was 55. It was astonishing to me. It made me feel bad, and then it made me feel angry, and then it made me laugh.
Maggie GyllenhaalWhat I think is new is the wealth of roles for actual women in television and in film. That's what I think is revolutionary and evolutionary.
Maggie GyllenhaalSometimes I'll read a script and think, "That's not how humans behave," or "I don't understand how to do that 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.
Maggie GyllenhaalI 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 need very little to work, because I learned how to make movies on tiny movies. It's all kind of easy for me.
Maggie GyllenhaalThere are two ways to be cool: One is to be disinterested and make it seem like you must be doing something much more interesting than everybody else if you are this disinterested. The other is to be extremely interested. You are not trying to please anyone, but you are really invested are really focused.
Maggie Gyllenhaal