Jake Gyllenhaal on how being legally blind has been ‘advantageous’ to his career

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/jake-gyllenhaal-interview-presumed-innocent-road-house-othello-1235914641/

38 comments

  2. Fun fact!

    “Gyllenhall” is Dutch for “short of sight”

    You’re welcome

  3. Hate when I come to the comments and someone hadn’t summed up the article for me 😅

  4. Gyllenhaal has 20/1250 vision and has been basically blind since he was a kid. Pretty wild.

  8. Oh man. I already love these two. Hearing he’s more blind than I am just makes me love them more.

    Also, that his brother in law says in an interview how much he loves to give Jake shit is just really strangely sweet.

  11. “Lazy eye that naturally resolves.”

    Motherfucker, 6 surgeries later and I still look in two different directions and confuse every new person I talk to.

  13. I was today years old when I learned that Jake Gyllenhaal is legally blind.

  14. It’s good he’s blind cuz his sister seems to get nekkid in a lot of movies

  18. No wonder he couldn’t see that plane engine falling out the sky. 

  20. Director: “Jake, in the next scene go into the tent and make out with your costar”

    Jake: “Ok. Is she already in the tent?”

    Director: “Ummm. Yes ‘she’s’ in the tent already.”

  22. Apparently any prescription lower than-2.5 is legally blind. So at -4.8, I’m legally blind too. Soooooo special.

  23. Wow 😳 that explains a lot actually. Huh didn’t know

  24. I have a similar situation. Basically you just see out of one eye since the other is useless. It really isn’t a big deal.

  25. So my ugly mug has a chance. Just have to work on my personality, I guess.

  26. Hey, I share the same poor vision as Jake Gyllenhaal!

  27. I have a feeling I’m going to be downvoted into oblivion, but legally blind is defined no better than 20/200 WITH correction. If Jake is 20/1250 without, but even just 20/40 with, he’s not really legally blind.

    Not sure if he has an eye disease, but he doesn’t seem like he’s worse than 20/200 with correction. Various eye diseases can cause the vision to be uncorrectable, and being myopic (near sighted) can count if bad enough. The article doesnt go into enough detail. Guess it’ll have to be address on Hot Ones or something.

  29. So like he has to be driven around? that’s crazy this is the first i’m hearing of this.

  30. That explains the blank faced smile he always has in movies

  31. So that’s why he’s always looking off into the distance.

  32. Well he’s slowly become one of the top actors of our time imo. He’s beyond good in most of his movies so it’s surprising this wasn’t more known just because it seems most top actors lives are dove into like crazy already

  33. How does one even measure that? I often wonder and asked my eye doctor what my 20/x vision was and he said “it’s just…bad.” -6.50 in left and -6.00 right eye.

  34. -8.50 diopter here, always thought legally blind meant non-correctable 🤔

  35. I was wondering why his eyes always hard a weird look tp them

  36. Jake Gyllenhaal: From Intense Roles to Finding Peace On and Off Screen

    • Jake Gyllenhaal, known for his intense acting roles, is embracing a more balanced approach to life and career.

    • He recently starred in the action movie Road House, which became a cultural moment despite skipping theaters and premiering on Amazon Prime.

    • Gyllenhaal is also set to star in the Broadway production of Othello alongside Denzel Washington.

    • The actor has been working on mastering a sense of peace and ease in his performances, drawing inspiration from actors like Patrick Swayze and Keanu Reeves.

    • He is also exploring producing and theater, finding joy in singing and collaborating with his sister Maggie Gyllenhaal.

    https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/jake-gyllenhaal-interview-presumed-innocent-road-house-othello-1235914641/

  37. What does 20/1250 mean? I’ve had terrible eye vision all my life and I’ve never seen that breakdown before. I am -7.50 in one eye and -6.50 in the other

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