Jake Gyllenhaal has a unique advantage.
The “Nightcrawler” actor opened up about how being legally blind has helped him in his acting career, saying he prefers to look at the disability as “advantageous.”
“I’ve never known anything else. When I can’t see in the morning, before I put on my glasses, it’s a place where I can be with myself,” he told the Hollywood Reporter in an interview published Wednesday.
Jake Gyllenhaal said he views his legal blindness as “advantageous” in his acting career.Laura Radford/Prime Video
“When I can’t see in the morning, before I put on my glasses, it’s a place where I can be with myself,” he told the Hollywood Reporter.Getty Images
The Oscar nominee, 43, relied on that practice during one of his pivotal scenes from 2015’s “Southpaw.”
When police tell his character that his wife died, Gyllenhaal performed the scene without his contacts to listen better.
This isn’t the first time the “Spider-Man: Far From Home” star has discussed his 20/1250 vision.
In a 2017 interview with the Telegraph, he recalled being an “easy target” for bullies as a kid because of his corrective glasses.
Gyllenhaal also told the outlet how he used his his 20/1250 vision as an asset while filming 2015’s “Southpaw.”Getty Images for SiriusXM
Gyllenhaal said he removed his contacts during a difficult scene to listen more closely.Getty Images for Amazon
“I was always a sensitive kid,” he said of the teasing, which led to some childhood squabbles.
But those same scuffles seem to have helped him deliver in his onscreen fight scenes.
In Amazon’s rebooted take on the Patrick Swayze classic “Road House,” Gyllenhaal went up against retired UFC fighter Conor McGregor.
In 2017, Gyllenhaal said his corrective glasses made him an “easy target” for bullies as a child.Rosalind O’Connor/NBC via Getty Images
“I was always a sensitive kid,” he recalled of the teasing.Getty Images
“I [got to] throw Jake Gyllenhaal over the bar, so that was pretty fun. I loved it,” McGregor told Page Six at the movie’s premiere in March.
The fighter, 35, also commended the actor who “took one or two wallops” while filming but “gave back as well.”
“We had a great rapport. He was very patient with me, very helpful,” the Irish athlete added.
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