OlderMaggie Gyllenhaal - “Marie Claire” August 2008
Maggie Gyllenhaal (in Peter Som) dishes to Marie Claire in their August 2008 issue, on newsstands nationwide July 15.
The 30-year-old Dark Knight actress opens up about the highs – and surprising lows – of blockbuster-size fame and being a mom. Maggie also shares how she keeps her edge, her adjustment to motherhood, and dealing with the heart-wrenching death of neighbor, friend and costar Heath Ledger.
On her younger brother Jake Gyllenhaal: “We lived with him in Los Angeles when [my fiance Peter Sarsgaard] and Jake were making Rendition. Jake has a beautiful house, much nicer than a hotel. He’s great with kids - it comes naturally to him. He really has that touch.”
On the death of Heath Ledger: “We live pretty close to them. [But] it was disgusting. I had journalists call me on my cell phone. There were these two shy girls sent from some rag magazine to camp in front of my house. I came home with [my daughter] Ramona and I was so shocked and angry. These poor girls (Michelle Williams and daugther Matilda), it wasn’t their fault. They were out of their element.”
On turning the big 3-0: “I’m not the youngest person at the table anymore. I’m not the young precocious one. I feel like I’m engaging with people in a different way now. I am a woman. I’m treated with respect, as an equal.”
To read the full interview, visit MarieClaire.com. There’s also behind-the-scenes photos from her cover shoot here. Bigger cover pic inside…
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I just don’t know about this cover. It’s very blah
ugly; her tatler magazine all critics said she looks like Jack Nicholson.
first!!!!!!!!!!!!
She’s beautiful, but she’s engaged to Peter, not married.
If you don’t want blah, you should check her cover on the tatler (uk edition). disturbing is the only way to describe it.
so wrong for the part but probably just a body bag for the movie.
Is this movie about Batman or about the Joker and Heath Ledger?
im sick of it.
She looks great.. I really like her. Go Maggie!!
Wow she looks great!, to think that she is going to be my sister-in-law when i will date jakepoo xD( in my dreams -.-” ) Jag älskar dig Jake <333 ( I LOVE U JAKE)
Am I the only one who thinks she’s unattractive?
wow she’s not naked for once in a magazine or movie. Her trying to be humble and nice is so fake. Her saying America deserves 9-11 and America did it is so unforgivable.
Jake is prettier,talented and more nicer than her.
jake gyllenhaal in a wig. EEECKKKKK
Carly the poor guy died, the asked her and she told them what she was thinking. and yes it does come up every time the dark knight is mentionde. but his death was quiet a shock. it still is to those who has worked with him..R.I.P Heath = *
She is very ugly!
FUGLY!!!!
God she’s unfortunate looking!
#15
you put it nicely so I will agree with you :)
God, Maggie’s fantastic! Too cool!
Love her acting and intelligence. Whoever styled this cover, though, needs a different job. Terrible dress and hairstyle. The dress looks like something from a Simplicity pattern book from the 50’s - horrible.
Love interest for Bale’s Batman? what a joke. The dress looks like a drape from the funeral home and she was almost killed in this movie when her dress caught her but she didnt roll but just screamed.
Her face looks like death.
meant when her dress caught fire. Maggie’s acting is not good. Getting naked and doing a guy rough on the bigscreen does not mean
riveting acting. Meryl Streep and Audrey Hepburn,Jolie,Cate Blanchett etc are great acting.
Looks like jake.
I have NEVER understood her so-called “appeal”.
Her personality is blah and she looks like an old hag!
“These poor girls (Michelle Williams and daugther Matilda), it wasn’t their fault. They were out of their element.”
Jared she’s not talking about Michelle and Matilda there, she’s talking about the girls that camped outside her house. Jeeeez
24th!!! I’m sorry, I don’t mean to bash her, but she is not at all pretty. Poor Thing always looks tired and in need of an eye lift. I think she needs a new hair do also. I have seen better pictures of her.
“Is this movie about Batman or about the Joker and Heath Ledger?
im sick of it.”
Come on, get over it “Carly”!
Maggie is great and interesting actress.
I love Maggie. She’s a wonderful actress and a good role model for all women out there.
She’s a strong independent woman which is what this world needs.
She is so fugly!
She is NOT good looking!
ugly woman!
she is plain and boring.
fugly tranny!
No, the world doesn’t need a “strong, independent woman” who does lesbian threesome short films, who looks like a monkey and acts like one. It needs a modest yet intelligent Christian woman with spirit.
She may not be bright, but she’s sure got an ego…
She was very good in Sherry baby.
Not in their element, Maggie? Why, because they spoke English?
Not in their element, Maggie? Why, because they spoke English? What would these morons like Maggie G. do if not for hollywood? The only thing she’d be qualified for is Ho of the week.
She is talented but please dont feature her in fashion magazines let alone on the covers, the girl is not photogenic or beautiful or has a good style.
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I dont mean to sound offensive but who the heck is she???
you ppl are so harsh, she’s pretty, talented and intelligent, unlike sooo many other talentless hollywood hoes out there … stop being such catty biotches and calling her “ugly” because you’re all just insecure yourselves. Why hate? Can’t be good for anyone, including you :)
She’s amazingly talented! People keep saying she’s engaged, she’s married. Jake confirmed it on ellen! Gorgeous gril!
lame actress
no women should be that ugly.
Guess Jake inherited the looks out of those two! She’s ….. ah, just not what you’d call remotely attractive. Hmm, unfortunate. Great actress, though! (like saying ‘good personality’!!)
NYC #10
If you’re going to make inflammatory statement, be prepared to back them up or you sound like a fool making crap up simply because for some reason you don’t like a certain celeb.
Anyone who says “more nicer”, besides the fact that you don’t even know these people, is an illiterate idiot, so until you prove what you are saying, your trashy talk is not believable.
VFan #40
Rent Sherrybaby, or Secretary, or even Mona Lisa Smile. Maggie Gyllenhaal usually makes movies that go over the heads of the boring masses (see the people who discount her acting? most can’t even spell, let alone appreciate anything other than identical looking bimbos that look ike all the interchangeable starlets on reality shows and movies with car chases).
Her vast arsenal of facial expressions and the heavy subject matter she chooses are amazing. She can show so much in her face alone, her acting has incredible range, the intensity and emotion and thinking and feeling that she puts on her face, but she usually avoids blockbusters like Batman. She prefers indie movies with interesting scripts and incredible roles.
Carly #6 I understand where you’re coming from. I’ve heard so much about Batman I have no desire to see it. The Joker is getting a lot of attention because 1) it’s the flashier role and 2) there are a lot of people who want to see it for the morbid fascination of knowing Heath Ledger died.
Heath Ledger was a good actor and it’s very sad, but none of us knew him. He wasn’t like Princess Diana who had been around for a long time and we’d watch grow into a woman and mother, either. Sure his family and friends are grieving but I don’t like using the unfortunate death of a person to market a movie and pull at our heartstrings to get us to go spend our money.
How ignorant and stupid people can be.
How old is everyone here? 12??
The world doesn’t consist of beautiful people only, you know?
And looks WON’T tell you anything about a person!
Go back into the kindergarten and tell your teachers to kepp you away from the net!
*headwall*
She wouldn’t be bad looking if she’d get her nose job redone.
The only thing ugly here are the malicious comments made by jealous women who are total strangers to Maggie. From my male perspective, Maggie is incredibly hot!
All the trash talking, hateful comments on Maggie Gyllenhaal are from one psychotic fan of katie Holmes. She has been posting hundreds of libelous comments on Maggie under different nicknames, here on Just Jared and on other blogs. She hates Maggie because she is the one which has been chosen by Christopher Nolan to play Rachel Dawes when Katie Holmes was canned.
Her real name is Simonette Alanes. She is 34 years old, unmarried, and living with her parents (her mother name’s is Kohinoor Alanes) in Arletta, California. She is a phillippino immigrant and has never worked. She spends her whole days on the Internet and she is living at her parent’s expenses and stealing their credit cards regularly in order to buy stuff, magazines about Katie Holmes, her idol. Katie Holmes is her whole life. Simonette Alanes thinks that they fired Katie from The Dark Knight in order to hire Maggie … which is true, actually. And she has murderous thoughts and intentions when she thinks of Maggie.
I had dismissed Maggie as a failure after seeing a bit of Secretary, a movie so unpleasant I really couldn’t watch all of it. But recently I happened to see most of Sherry Baby and was very impressed. While not a superb performance it was really very good. I now think she is as good an actor as her brother; before I put her several steps below him.
The Gyllenhaal “look” obviously goes better with a man than a woman. It is not a pretty or beautiful look but an interesting and intelligent one. Men fit that better than women. As for Jake’s house. I doubt it is all that great. I am sure he make a big move upward when he moved in Reese’s mansion. Hers is a 6 million dollar house’ his is a less than 2 million dollar house.
You say she’s ugly? why don’t you ppl just take a look at urselves in the mirror! I bet you guys are 3665469 times uglier than her!
she and Peter got married in May. Jake and his reeke attended the ceremony in Italy (along with the paps who were told they were going to be there)
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