Actor Jake Gyllenhaal on his new children's book, Hollywood strike, family

Oscar and Tony-nominated actor Jake Gyllenhaal joins "CBS Mornings" to discuss his first children's book "The Secret Society of Aunts & Uncles." Gyllenhaal explains how becoming an uncle to his nieces inspired the book, and why uncles and aunts can provide a "healthy dose of danger." Gyllenhaal also discusses the Hollywood strike and tells us having a family of his own would be a dream.
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[@JessicasMagicalTreasures]

Sincere respect for Jake! I love buying new books for my kids. ❤😊

[@JakeGyllenhaal-hq4xc]

Hey there, thanks for love and support, since when have you been a fan?

[@benrosn8154]

Jake Gyllenhal is awesome

[@thesmileyeffect]

Reading this headline, I started laughing thinking the book was about the SAG and WGA strikes. 😂😂😂

[@JIE77777]

Great idea for a book! I hope it is a best seller. Jake is such a great actor and handsome man with a beautiful spirit. Congratulations Jake Gyllenhaal 🎉🎉🎉

[@ivana13088]

I want to see him in a movie with Vincent Cassel. they have charisma, both of them. you have to love them

[@sarahvenable4710]

The book already looks great!

[@JakeGyllenhaal-hq4xc]

Thank you so much for your divine and mind blowing comments, your word and support and unending encouragement as a fan as keep me up and record breaking, where are you from?

[@yenhainguyen8904]

he is so cute!

[@elizabethheyenga9277]

he is a known Not Nice Guy in Hollywood, the truth does come out

[@yenhainguyen8904]

​@@elizabethheyenga9277 are you saying this because of his 3-month relationship that happened 1000 years ago with Taylor Swift? He's committed to his job, keep his life private and care for his friends and family. And I think her fans should probably move on already because she clearly said she is the problem in almost every relationship

[@dr.philmcbill3931]

@@elizabethheyenga9277 What proof do you have? A song from Taylor Swift? She admitted she is a narcissist. She admitted who lies to her fans and she admits to abusing men in her own songs? Blind Items shared by Deuxmoi? Deuxmoi admits that they make up blind items just for clicks. You have zero proof of anything. Go after the people we have actual proof about.

[@figgettit]

definitely an uncle shirt

[@RaymondHng]

5:19 Broadway is not on pause. Actors Equity is a different union from SAG-AFTRA. AE is not on strike.

[@HiThere-tv2bd]

He's also actually filming a movie with Henry Cavill that was given an interim agreement by SAG so I was surprised by his answer. He hasn't been on pause at all lol

[@valmacclinchy]

Jake was referring to himself when they talked about being "on pause." And maybe actors in his potential future projects. He never claimed AE was striking.

[@calumlynch5779]

My inspiration

[@heybro6105]

Not gonna happen

[@valmacclinchy]

Jake is such a versatile actor, and it's exciting he's an author now, too.

[@mohammadmahmoudi4047]

Should be interesting book

[@Theantichryst]

❤

[@ToshMatsum]

Very cinematic indeed... And look what they did with Snow White. Wonder if they'll make a movie out of Jake's.

[@h7opolo]

oh, you has product? sell me.

[@rubyromaine3911]

Omg not another celebrity writing a children’s book. Enough already!

[@JakeGyllenhaal-hq4xc]

Thank you so much for your divine and mind blowing comments, your word and support and unending encouragement as a fan as keep me up and record breaking, where are you from?

[@valmacclinchy]

Ruby doesn't want too many books for children to read...🙄

[@debbiefiorellino2606]

If Hollywood won’t come out against child trafficking then the child “children” of Hollywood will come out for them❤️💕

[@koutsoullis]

i dont like his girlfriend sorry but i do like him a lot

[@oliviahannah3593]

OMG! He's really not J.K.Rowling. 😆🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@JakeGyllenhaal-hq4xc]

Thank you so much for your divine and mind blowing comments, your word and support and unending encouragement as a fan as keep me up and record breaking, where are you from?

[@oliviahannah3593]

@@JakeGyllenhaal-hq4xc Hmmm ... did you register on 10.10.2023 just to ask me where I'm from? 😆 I don't think the real Mr. Jake Gyllenhaal would like it if you used his name to introduce yourself... Oh how naive... sorry next time be more original. Have a nice day whoever and wherever you are. Bye Bye 😉🙃

[@JakeGyllenhaal-hq4xc]

@@oliviahannah3593 well there is nothing bad in trying to say hi to your fans right?

[@oliviahannah3593]

@@JakeGyllenhaal-hq4xc OMG! You're really not original! 🙄... 😆🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Justmyopinion81]

Nepo Baby

[@nadja8171]

✏️

[@ItWasntAPhase]

Wonder if he used chat GPT for the inpiration

[@munch314]

All those black kids in Jake's life... lol

[@tjmichael8773]

wow he gets free promotion to sell some books. Where is is degree in Education?

[@ItWasntAPhase]

Why would he need a degree in education to write an entertaining childrens book?

[@tjmichael8773]

@@ItWasntAPhase he doesn't have any degree and their are educators self publishing books all the time and they don't get to be on TV.

[@valmacclinchy]

​​@@ItWasntAPhaseexactly, most authors don't have degrees in education. And Jake went to Columbia University! Some people in the comments are just jealous and they troll...

[@tigibiz9774]

Children book?? No thanks

[@elizabethheyenga9277]

The more I hear about this guy the more iffy he sounds to me. He is known for being aggressive with young women (with plenty of company). Him writing kid's books sets off an unexpected alarm bells in me. Jared Fogel anyone? he did all the great work with kids while thinking and planning filthy things

[@oliviahannah3593]

WOW!

[@1594simonsays]

you are correct. hes an elite hollyweird puppet

[@ivana13088]

you know him?

[@1594simonsays]

@@ivana13088 do you know him?

[@valmacclinchy]

​@@ivana13088Elizabeth is just making stuff up. Never heard a bad word about Jake, and he's been a working actor since City Slickers in 1991..

[@angelacahill9460]

Why did he make the characters black if he's white? Weird. Points for wokeness?

[@michaeljenner2325]

Why not? Can white people not write about black characters? Black Panther was originally written by white guys.

[@JIE77777]

Because he wanted to, so now what...goh

[@JakeGyllenhaal-hq4xc]

Hey there, thanks for your comment Angela, I just thought of doing that tho, thanks for the love. Where are you from?

[@valmacclinchy]

Because not everyone is white, Angela.