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Born
December 19, 1980 · Los Angeles, California, USA

Birth name
Jacob Benjamin Gyllenhaal

QUOTES:

[1999] 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.

[on the one role that got away] I’d have to say Ewan McGregor’s part in Moulin Rouge! (2001). It was so close. I sang and everything. I went through months of auditions. It was between me, Heath Ledger and Ewan. I think it came down to age and where people were in their careers. I was the youngest and the least known. I would hope it didn’t have anything to do with talent. Maybe it did.

I admire actors and artists who devote just as much time to their life as they do to their work.