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Maggie Gyllenhaal: ‘I’m claustrophobic, it’s taken years to be OK on the subway’ | Maggie Gyllenhaal: ‘I’m claustrophobic, it’s taken years to be OK on the subway’ |
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I didn’t know my real name until I was 35. I needed my birth certificate, and when my dad found it, it said that my name was Margolit. It was a bit of a shock. I’d always thought my full name was Margaret – never heard of Margolit. Neither of my parents can remember how it got on the birth certificate. | I didn’t know my real name until I was 35. I needed my birth certificate, and when my dad found it, it said that my name was Margolit. It was a bit of a shock. I’d always thought my full name was Margaret – never heard of Margolit. Neither of my parents can remember how it got on the birth certificate. |
My brother [actor Jake Gyllenhaal] and I are closer now than we’ve ever been. We’re friends now, whereas growing up I always saw him as my little brother. My earliest memory is of him still in my mum’s huge belly. I was about three. | My brother [actor Jake Gyllenhaal] and I are closer now than we’ve ever been. We’re friends now, whereas growing up I always saw him as my little brother. My earliest memory is of him still in my mum’s huge belly. I was about three. |
There’s something nice about being instantly recognised for what you do. But I don’t feel comfortable with paparazzi intrusion in my everyday life. There’s an antennae that goes up even if I can’t see them – I just know they’re there. My daughter finds it scary and upsetting. | There’s something nice about being instantly recognised for what you do. But I don’t feel comfortable with paparazzi intrusion in my everyday life. There’s an antennae that goes up even if I can’t see them – I just know they’re there. My daughter finds it scary and upsetting. |
Being politically active is incredibly important to me. My parents have been politicised and radical throughout my life – they taught me that I’m a part of a global community and that it’s partly my responsibility to fight for what’s right. | Being politically active is incredibly important to me. My parents have been politicised and radical throughout my life – they taught me that I’m a part of a global community and that it’s partly my responsibility to fight for what’s right. |
A real connection with another person scares me. Interacting with other people, letting them see who I am, is frightening.But I’ve learned that trying to be very “good” doesn’t create real connection. You have to be real. Let go. | |
Therapy was incredibly enlightening. I don’t think it’s only necessary if you’re unwell – it’s a useful tool for me to understand my own mind and how it works. | Therapy was incredibly enlightening. I don’t think it’s only necessary if you’re unwell – it’s a useful tool for me to understand my own mind and how it works. |
Motherhood brings you to your knees in a way that doesn’t leave room for you to judge others. It makes you see that there’s no ideal – a constant struggle, constantly compromising, but ultimate love. | Motherhood brings you to your knees in a way that doesn’t leave room for you to judge others. It makes you see that there’s no ideal – a constant struggle, constantly compromising, but ultimate love. |
Some of my characters are more alive than I am. I’m more daring in my work than I am in real life: doing a wild sex scene or a really emotional scene where you break down into tiny pieces in front of a camera changes you. It’s freeing. And sometimes it can be sad to let go of that freedom. | Some of my characters are more alive than I am. I’m more daring in my work than I am in real life: doing a wild sex scene or a really emotional scene where you break down into tiny pieces in front of a camera changes you. It’s freeing. And sometimes it can be sad to let go of that freedom. |
I have a raging temper. I’ll shout and scream, then it passes like a wicked storm. | I have a raging temper. I’ll shout and scream, then it passes like a wicked storm. |
Describing someone as quirky is a way of erasing them. What does it even mean? In so many interviews over the years that’s how I’m described. It doesn’t sit comfortably with me. | Describing someone as quirky is a way of erasing them. What does it even mean? In so many interviews over the years that’s how I’m described. It doesn’t sit comfortably with me. |
There’s been a shift in how women in Hollywood are viewed recently. In second-rate work and sitcoms, the need for a “hot girl” still exists, but in first-rate work, women of all ages, shapes, sizes are getting work. It’s sexier when a woman isn’t conventionally beautiful. How hot was Amy Adams in American Hustle? | There’s been a shift in how women in Hollywood are viewed recently. In second-rate work and sitcoms, the need for a “hot girl” still exists, but in first-rate work, women of all ages, shapes, sizes are getting work. It’s sexier when a woman isn’t conventionally beautiful. How hot was Amy Adams in American Hustle? |
I’m claustrophobic. It’s taken me years to be OK on the subway, but in taking my daughter to school I’ve conquered it. Don’t even talk to me about elevators. | I’m claustrophobic. It’s taken me years to be OK on the subway, but in taking my daughter to school I’ve conquered it. Don’t even talk to me about elevators. |
I used to be so tough. I’ve become much more vulnerable as I’ve gotten older. We all soften with age. I feel a lot more sensitive and less strident in the world than when I was in my 20s. I had more fight then, but I prefer the way I am now. | I used to be so tough. I’ve become much more vulnerable as I’ve gotten older. We all soften with age. I feel a lot more sensitive and less strident in the world than when I was in my 20s. I had more fight then, but I prefer the way I am now. |
The Honourable Woman continues on BBC2 at 9pm on Thursdays | The Honourable Woman continues on BBC2 at 9pm on Thursdays |