Jake - 'I am always nervous when I have to go on stage'

With thanks to friend Herman, here is more Jake Gyllenhaal as he appeared in the papers of Sweden yesterday, this time in the evening Expressen paper. I believe this repeats much of the information and criteria from the UK's Daily Mail Mr Right feature, but one thing I do know is that, judging by the comparative size of the picture of Tom Cruise, the latter doesn't quite fit the bill. I like the sound of a Dromkillen...


It appears that filming in New Mexico for Brothers is continuing still, at least for the Tobey Maguire element of the movie. Pictures were posted today of one lucky NM local dressed in full garb as a member of the Taliban. He has just completed two days of filming for Brothers. Jake, of course, does not appear to be in New Mexico at the moment but this may just mean that the emphasis is currently on the Afghanistan element of the movie, which, one (meaning me) could naively assume may take more preparation and extra days.


Peter Sarsgaard is currently attending the Sundance Film Festival with his movie The Mysteries of Pittsburgh, which is creating some buzz (more on that at a future date). Two years ago this month, Jake and Peter attended another festival together - Palm Springs - where Jake was awarded the Actor's Desert Palm Achievement Award. Jake's 'date' for the event was Peter, who introduced Jake by saying that his friend wanted to sing and dance for them all. Jake delivered - with Night Fever. We've all seen it and I know it bears seeing again!



On receiving such an award, Jake said: 'It's sort of a little bit absurd to me at this point that I would be honored. But I'm also proud of the work that I've done. So I think that, to me, it's about all the stuff I've done. I think it's good stuff.' Here is a link to a video of Jake and Peter arriving for the event, giving some taste of the excitement on that desert red carpet back in January 2006.



According to the report: 'Honoree Jake Gyllenhaal was rushed along the red carpet but did stop long enough to do one group interview. Gyllenhaal answered a local Palm Springs reporters question about his visit to Palm Springs by saying he enjoys spending time there and has visited the area many times. However he doesn’t usually partake in one of the city’s most popular pastimes. Gyllenhaal confessed he’s not much of a golfer. Asked about the special award he was about to receive, Gyllenhaal said he was "a little nervous" about standing in front of the 1,200+ attendees and accepting the award. "I am always nervous when I have to go on stage. Peter [Sarsgaard, Jake’s date for the evening] has already said so many things about me. I am nervous about what he comes up with tonight.' Little did Jake know... being nervous and still being able to sing Night Fever takes a certain something.