Jake - 'If Kinsey can do it' then so can Brokeback

Well I'm back in Blighty, which means no longer do I have to have eyes in the back of my head - no longer will I be wondering to whom that camry parked outside Urth cafe belongs and no more will I do double takes as I walk past exclusive cookware stores. Although, should Jake decide he wants to have a break from all that sunshine and coffee carrying, I'd quite happily do the same thing in England anytime. Thanks for everyone who shared in my LA Road Trip and made it so much fun.


I was rewarded on the plane with Rendition (and Lust, Caution for that matter) just as, when I got home, I was finally able to hold in my hands a copy of the Rendition DVD. Tonight, at last, I'll be able to see the famous deleted scenes and, tomorrow, I can listen to Gavin Hood set each scene.


To get even more in the mood, here is the link to a video from the red carpet of the LA premiere of Rendition, featuring brief interviews with Jake Gyllenhaal, Reese Witherspoon and the lovely Omar Metwally - it feels strange now, for some reason, looking on Jake with that amount of facial hair. But here Jake describes how he got his inspiration for playing such a character as Douglas, joking that he tried to steal what he could from The Spy Who Came in From the Cold.


While we are in no doubt as to the longlasting talent of Jake, it never hurts to here him praised elsewhere. This week Entertainment Weekly came up with their list for the top 30 under 30s - featuring both actors and actresses. Jake is placed 8th and Brothers gets a mention. You can see the full list here.



I was furtling around EW and came across an old quote of Jake's from January 2005, about Brokeback Mountain, which I had not heard before: 'It's a love story,... We've all gotten used to the same old love story over and over again in movies. And Ang was tired of that. This is the only way to get to the heart of what love's really about — to do it in a different way. We use lines like 'Love has no bounds,' but that's become bulls---. For me, this is a story where that might actually be true. Hopefully,... it will stir people up. If Kinsey can do it, then I think this movie probably will too.'


Here is a selection of quotes that Heath made to EW over the years about his many and varied roles. Of his role as The Joker, Heath says: 'I enjoy falling behind masks. I enjoy really dressing up and stepping into someone else's shoes. I know it's going to require a wild dance, and it's going to be really sinister and very dark. It's nothing I've done before.'


Includes pictures from IHJ.