I could care less about anybody knowing who I am, but I realize this is part of the game. Maybe if I really hated this whole public thing, I would go do plays in Hoboken.

It's not like I'm hanging out at shopping malls or going to celebrity golf tournaments. I'm so in my own little world. I got my dog, my music, my brother, a co…

All those reports that I sleep in my closet. I don't know how people get that. People are so obsessed with what you do at home.

High school is a dark place; I hung out with freaks.

'I think the music business will eventually crush me, but I [smiles]... I'm ready.' - in Strange Parallel

I am never quite sure whether I am one of the cinema's elder statesmen or just the oldest whore on the beat.

First, it's 'Who is Jake Gyllenhaal?,' then it's 'Get me Jake Gyllenhaal,' then 'Get me someone who looks like Jake Gyllenhaal,' and then 'Who is Jake Gyllenha…