“I get magnetically pulled towards a project because there's something ...” — Maggie Gyllenhaal Quote

“I get magnetically pulled towards a project because there's something in it that offers me the opportunity to explore the edge of my understanding about myself.”

“I want to have some effect on the way the world works in whatever way I can, and I also want to have the power to help get the movies that I think are important made.”

“I am not crazy about my knees.”

“I found peace through God but not until I had driven myself to the edge.”

“I always give respect to and pay homage to New York, because I don't feel like I would be the player that I am today if it wasn't for New York City. It gives you a certain edge, a certain toughness just growing up in the city.”

“I mean, I'm from the Joan Rivers, Don Rickles kind of old-school comedy in that nothing is off the table, certainly not in politics. So, I think if you can find something to laugh at, that's got people kind of on edge, or, you know, stressed out, I think you gotta go for it.”