Jake Gyllenhaal has been awake for roughly 24 hours, give or take a few winks he may have caught on the fly. Yet the actor is pulsating with an enthusiasm so palpable you could almost touch it. He apologizes for the charmingly mussed state of his hair, and his messy attire of jeans and sneakers. He gulps water from a reusable bottle and quips that given how sleep-deprived he is, he probably isn’t making much sense.
And when told that his level of energy is, to say the least, awe-inspiring, he shrugs.
“This is not tired. It’s great. It’s nice to be having a movie opening and a play opening. It’s a blessing, not tiring,” says Gyllenhaal, 31.
Indeed, the actor has hit his professional sweet spot. He’s starring in the off-Broadway play If There Is I Haven’t Found It Yet, and his performance as a drifter has earned him solid reviews from critics.
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