Jake Gyllenhaal Says Spider-Man: Far From Home Helped Him Make Acting Fun Again

Jake Gyllenhaal thinks his role in 'Spider-Man: Far From Home' changed his approach to acting.

Gyllenhaal, 41, who played villain Quentin Beck/ Mysterio in the 2019 superhero movie, says that the film helped him to take himself less seriously as a performer.

In a Vanity Fair video interview about his career, Gyllenhaal said: "What was interesting, when I went into Spider-Man: Far From Home... I think I was taking myself too seriously.

"In fact, I'm sure of it. I think I had really lost that sense of play and fun that I am. That sort of, that class clown that I talk about that found that idea of just popping a shoulder and making a funny face."

He explained: "It was such a cathartic thing to be able to throw away all that seriousness and really become the actor that I think I've always wanted to be in a lot of ways."

He added that he enjoyed making the movie — which featured Tom Holland as the web-slinging hero — and it made him realise that acting should be a fun profession.

The Brokeback Mountain star said: "And, oh my God, like it's all about the experience that you have with the people you're making that film with.

"And, I think that we go through journeys in our life where we're finding ourselves and, in the case of Spider-Man, I think I realised, 'Hey, you know, acting is really fun. You know? Enjoy it! And the people here are fantastic! Enjoy them and enjoy the life around you cause life goes by super fast.'"

Gyllenhaal also spoke of his latest role in Michael Bay's action thriller Ambulance which he finally achieved his dream of working with the Transformers filmmaker.

He said: "I always wanted to make a movie with Michael Bay. I'm drawn to filmmakers and their vision of the world — they're all so varying and different. I've heard so many things about the way Michael Bay makes movies. You know, the bullhorn, the bombastic behaviour and all this stuff. And I was like, 'Ooh, what's that like?'"

Ambulance (NC16) is now in cinemas. Watch Gyllenhaal's Vanity Fair interview here:

— BANG SHOWBIZ

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