“Any time anything inspires you, my opinion is to go after it as hard as you can,” Jake Gyllenhaal told us. That is a very strong quote from a very strong actor.

Jake has taken many risks in his career and it usually works out to his benefit in the end. From playing a mildly disturbed teenager in Donnie Darko to a gay cowboy in Brokeback Mountain, he’s had a disverse Hollywood career. This Friday (September 21), he plays an LAPD officer in South Central Los Angeles. With that said, Jake has continually shown that he lives by his own motto.

In our new interview with Jake, he tells us about his new movie, End Of Watch, in theatres now; how its based on real events; what it was like training with real police officers with real ammunition; and if Jake can finally get out of speeding tickets after portraying law enforcement on the big screen.

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Jake stopped by Late Night With Jimmy Fallon last night to discuss his latest film, ‘End of Watch’. Follow the links below to watch the interview and / or download the video in the media section.

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Yahoo! Movies rides along with Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Pena as they discuss playing partners and being true to the men in blue of South Central Los Angeles in David Ayer’s bullet bromance “End of Watch.” In a lighter moment, Gyllenhaal joked: “You mix a little ‘Serpico’ and a little ‘Police Academy’ and you get ‘End of Watch.'”

TA: What was the scariest thing about making “End of Watch”?

Jake Gyllenhaal: Honestly, the scariest part of this movie was making sure that we connected as partners in a real way. We emulated the partners that we spent time with on the streets in South Central L.A. in an authentic way. You see actors in movies playing police officers often performing their idea of what a police officer is. And, I think, for us it was about creating something that was like a real ride-along with two police officers, as close as actors can become to being police officers.

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Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Pena stopped by Anderson Live to discuss their latest film, ‘End of Watch’. Follow the links below to watch the interview and / or download the videos in the media section.

The new police drama End of Watch puts two beat cops in the middle of escalating danger when a violent drug cartel begins operating in a South L.A. neighborhood.

The cops are patrol partners played by actors Michael Peña and Jake Gyllenhaal. The characters’ cop-car friendship is one that extends beyond their jobs. The nature of their work makes them more like brothers, something director David Ayer pushed to bring alive on the screen.

Morning Edition’s David Greene talks to Jake Gyllenhaal about his role as a police officer, and how Ayer’s approach brought it to life. Listen to the full audio interview here.

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