Jake Gyllenhaal: Acting is not real you walk into it with your life experience

For many people, real life is inextricably linked to, and often even replicates, the playing world, but this is not the case for Hollywood actor Jake Gyllenhaal.

As Gyllenhaal tells us, “I think real life shapes you as a human, and acting shapes your imagination. I strongly believe that acting is not real life in any form.”

Continue, “In fact, it is life that always shapes one as a human. So, I have a deep belief that you walk into a scene with all of your life experiences. And it is the skill of acting or the craft of it, comes from how curious you are, and how big your imagination is.”

Gyllenhaal has been working his way through Hollywood for nearly three decades, portraying a variety of difficult guys on screen, from criminals to cops. Donnie Darko, Brokeback Mountain, Zodiac, Nightcrawler, Spider-Man: Far From Home, The Guilty, and Ambulance are some of his most well-known films.

When asked about his acting technique, the 41-year-old says, “A lot of times people say that acting is pretend. I don’t believe acting is pretend. I think it’s a real access to your imagination and a sense of play. And then you can hopefully build the human you are with the stuff that has nothing to do with the acting, but more to do with life and the people you love and the things you go through good and bad”.

Gyllenhaal made the choice decision to stay in New York, despite the fact that he works in Hollywood, and he confesses that his spirit is in Los Angeles.

He says, “I don’t live in LA anymore, but I have grown up in Los Angeles. I love the city because there is the seaside, movie business, the culture is the most extraordinary. So, for me, going back to LA is always special”.

Concludes the actor, “It has a stunning visual landscape. It is my home where I was born in the city. My soul found its way there. I am tied to it and connected to it.”

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