Jake Gyllenhall talks acting on stage vs. film

In this web exclusive, the Oscar-nominated actor explains why he prefers performing in live theater versus the movies.
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[@bobfg3130]

Jake is a talented actor. It's far more difficult on stage for most actors.

[@dj-number-one]

👍🏻, But better man it’s better for people who likes acting.

[@MAFion]

On stage you can't fake it. Film can hide or reveal or cut at will.

[@IDOLIKIofficial]

@@MAFion yea but needs to be perfect if you want to stand out. On stage you can make mistakes and nobody will notice

[@valmacclinchy]

​@@MAFionyup, and Broadway is 8 shows per week, and that's beyond exhausting

[@valmacclinchy]

​@@IDOLIKIofficialso if it's not perfect in one take, you've got many more chances. On stage you have one..

[@jasoncummings7052]

Stage vs Film. The audience reaction is immediate on stage.

[@bluezy710]

He's absolutely correct. Acting on stage is much easier than in film. No doubt about it.

[@rashuneknight3939]

And you don't need an agent for it

[@bluezy710]

@@rashuneknight3939 Well, if you ever want to have a chance on the big shows and movies, yes, you necessarily need an agent. Actors without agents don't even have access to the bigger roles on big productions. Only agents and managers do.

[@rashuneknight3939]

@@bluezy710 true but if you want to do community theater or short films or independent films then you don't need one

[@marcusmadden8142]

Blue Sky I completely disagree it depends on the person

[@olivtrees8749]

He brings up some interesting points. however the fact of the matter is that transitioning from the stage to film is much easier than vice versa. In fact many of the best actors who have won accolades in film started off on the stage, but almost none that have started off in film have won any accolades on the stage. The stage requires a command of body and vocal presence that film doesn't. In theater it's the actor that does 95% of the work, but in film it's the director that does 99% of it.

[@MattWolfe1019]

I like Jake Gyllenhaal. He's a very great actor. I remember when he was in Brokeback Mountain with Heath Ledger. Them two actors did great in that movie.

[@ssj4achilles57]

😂😂😂😂

[@wilmer2875]

@@ssj4achilles57why are you laughing

[@michelle80025]

I could listen to him talk about his work all day

[@enriquevillalobos2084]

theyre not harder or easier theyre just two very different styles. he touches on this a tiny bit but it really does have to do with the types of acting required; theatre requires large, overemphasized acting in order to convey the meaning across the audience visibly while filmic acting tends to be more naturalistic, nuanced, and subtle. There's a certain demand of stage presence for theatre where you need to hold the audiences attention in real time while film allows composition to help you with that in a way that forces you where to look and what to pay attention to. film requires a very specific acting down to the last muscle because the camera can pick up every single tiny little thing, and requires an awareness to be consistent across shots and angles, while theatre is ever present and this is not even a concern. conversely, theatre requires you to perform an entire story from beginning to end from memory, film can have 90 minutes over the span of months or years. ultimately the hardest thing for each is as follows: You dont get to redo a take in theatre, if you mess up you mess up. Every little thing you do and say (and how) can be seen by anybody forever when you record a video of it, liveness is passing. there are people with stage fright, there are people who are camera shy. im excluding these lol :p that being said there's been a lot of overlap lately with recorded stages and theatrical directive choices so the inevitable rehybridization of the two will yield interesting experiences moving forward.

[@valmacclinchy]

Yeah, I think most actors would agree that stage (especially Broadway) is tougher, but it does depend on the personality of the actor, too.

[@Servantofthearts]

Great advice, but why should I listen to a random KZbin comment, do you have any experience in the field or are you another Wikipedia?

[@KingMarlonAkaGoat]

as a young starting actor myself, starting in germany playing in "Tanz der Vampire" I myself can say, being able to play onstage is something that comes with being an Actor, it takes time being able to fully adept to play "live".

[@demmefrazier6629]

Both are great mediums personally stage acting has always been more enjoyable for me than film, the theater the actors no distractions the rehearsals night after the night I just love it.

[@kristineurban919]

Thank you 😊

[@gdavid9219]

bundle of energy is soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo true

[@valmacclinchy]

Yes, it's evident 😂❤

[@markmsmeltzer]

Great clip

[@johndoejrjr]

Great advice

[@LVHassaneofficial]

Jake should get more praise.

[@valmacclinchy]

He's so versatile, and completely disappears into his characters.

[@austinramos71to23]

I feel like life is simple as a word

[@_Mr.Tuvok_]

Huh, guess it’s kinda like how highway miles are easier on the car than city miles. May be a shorter distance but all the stops and starts can get exhausting.

[@valentinor8428]

As an Actor, I agree that theater is easier and more fun than film, but I Iike film also.

[@joshuagarbett]

Patience is a virtue

[@CRUTCHERofTN]

What's with the background noise. Sounds like a truck backing up

[@ChimenExpress]

I didn't hear anything. All I heard was the great Jake Gyllenhaal.

[@MrCharlesleray]

Depends on how you're trained really. I view stage acting like getting your driver's licence on manulal. You can switch to automatic but it takes some time getting used to.

[@germancheese2801]

Isn't that the guy from Avengers? Edit : if there's too little detail : I'm talking about the other guy from the spiderman movie "Far from home"

[@noirblanque5324]

Yep

[@dj-number-one]

I think most actors like acting at the stage better than film, because films are just one or five people faucting ( The Focusing Of The Camera ) But the Stage looks better because some people Who likes Acting they’ll watch you, but Films everyone they’ll watch you and this is bad for who’s primary actor. Also biggest actor like the rock ( Darween’s ) He hate acting on Films but he have more money so he chose it. ( This is My Opinion). And I agree jake. 🎉

[@ValAllOver]

Strongly disagree. There's a different level of satisfaction in watching both, not an actor but as former art student, now a graphic designer i have friends from both cinema and theatre. Anyone, especially today can "act" all thanks to the modern day technology, the same can't be said to theatre where you're either an actor or you're not, there's nothing in between.

[@satyayana1399]

from my own experiences, i'd say perform in theatre more challenging

[@ElSings]

But this is like 10 times NOT the case if you are in a MUSICAL. A PLAY is one thing. But a musical? Ten times harder than ANY performance you will do in your life. You have no only lines and acting to do, but also dancing, vocal technique, etc.

[@sinematographynaction]

He knows.

[@NicholasBartel-rl8se]

Knot dumb if end result is a improvement over a Fort Worth naval game with war possibilities might need a Jackson to wake up the world

[@bonnieburton-rr6re]

I Phone plays much better I mean movies yeah they’re good but then you got plays and there’s not all that drama it’s more artwork more real Broadway so cool

[@puckaduck9250]

lol im the 200th person to like this

[@oliviahannah4849]

🙄

[@jeffrouse]

Serena is the star of this interview, forget Jake, Serena is absolutely smoking hot!!

[@DoTheFlopp]

Excuse me?