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Jake Gyllenhaal describes US Supreme Court’s gay marriage ruling as ‘so beautiful’
Jake Gyllenhaal, whose new film Southpaw hits theaters this week, is thrilled with last month’s decision by the US Supreme Court on gay marriage.
The court’s ruling made marriages between same-sex couples legal in all US states.
‘When I heard about the news I thought, wow, how far we’ve come in a decade. And how far we have to go in so many things,’ Gyllenhaal tells BET.
‘I think hopefully something like that in terms of – the resistance of society and seeing that it’s possible to change was such an amazing thing.’
Gyllenhaal’s mom sent him the court’s written decision.
‘… How it was written, I thought it was so beautiful,’ he says. ‘And she said it’s all about love. My brother said to me a few weeks ago, all we leave behind is the wake of our lives, that’s all we have. And to know that [love] wins out sometimes is an inspiration to me.’
It’s been 10 years since Gyllenhaal was nominated for an Academy Award for his performance as gay ranch hand Jack Twist in Brokeback Mountain.
He is asked if it is considered less risky now for Hollywood’s leading men to take on gay roles the way he and co-star Heath Ledger did in 2004 when Brokeback Mountain was made.
‘Oh definitely it’s changed,’ he says. ‘I think playing a role and living a life are two very different things. I think telling stories, and all different stories, is what makes acting so great. It’s why I was really proud of Brokeback Mountain and everything it had to say. And it was an interesting journey to go on to learn about that world.’
The film won Oscars for director Ang Lee and for screenplay adaptation but lost in the best picture category to Crash.
Gyllenhaal has gone on to star in such films as Nightcrawler, Zodiac, Jarhead, Rendition and Love & Other Drugs.
H/T: Towleroad
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