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Gyllenhaal: Heath Ledger was extremely passionate about gay rights

Gyllenhaal: Heath Ledger was extremely passionate about gay rights
Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal in Brokeback Mountain, which is celebrating its tenth anniversary.
Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal in Brokeback Mountain, which is celebrating its tenth anniversary.

“While there are many parts of the real story that are sad, one of the saddest things is that I won’t be able to exchange ideas creatively with Heath again, because that was one of the most beautiful things to come out of that… He was extraordinarily sensitive about the political issues surrounding [Brokeback Mountain] when it came out. A lot of times, people would want to have fun and joke about it, and he was vehement about being serious, to the point where he didn’t really want to hear about anything that was being made fun of.”

— Jake Gyllenhaal talks with Out magazine about the filming of Brokeback Mountain, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year.

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