Making Rounds

Jake joined Marion Cotillard (Two Days, One Night), Tilda Swinton (Snowpiercer), Michelle Monaghan (Fort Bliss), Damien Chazelle (Whiplash), J.C. Chandor (A Most Violent Year), Kristen Stewart(Still Alice) and Bill Hader (The Skeleton Twins)as stars from independent movies that have that award season buzz at the AFI Fest Indie Contenders Panel.

Held Sunday night, November 9 at Hollywood's Roosevelt Hotel, the panel was hosted by The Hollywood Reporter's Scott Feinberg.

The discussion include indies vs, tentpole movies,  why the choice of doing independent films and what influence the project choices, and what advice would they give their younger selves.

Not only did Jake smile but it looks like there was a laugh too.

And he got a quick one liner in about SNL Bill Hader too.

Read it all at The Hollywood Reporter.

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UPDATE: Jake looking sharp while going solo to LaOD premiere to open the 2010 AFI Fest.






Jake might not be dressed as casually dressed as he was yesterday at the doctors office for tonight's premiere




or as formal as he was for his last.


But no doubt it will be just right for tonight.


LaOD's World Premiere is the kick off event of the 2010 AFI Film Festival at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood which begins tonight and runs through November 11th.


Another snippet from Jake's interview with Esquire UK


Esq: At Columbia University you studied Eastern religions and philosophy - which figure, as you're one of the few movies stars who practises the old fashion relaxation techniques.

JG: Ease comes from preparation. Whenever I haven't been prepared well enough, or haven't understood the character as much, there's been a sense of unease. There is freedom on the other side of discipline. Look at Danny Kay. Danny Kaye did nothing but bring joy into people's lives. I don't think anybody can do what Kaye did. Look at Cary Grant, Jimmy Stewart, all of those actors who create the space for ease, however they need to do it.

Esq: Where are you most at ease?

JG: I think comedy. And I feel smart enough to be able to improv certain things. I do work a certain way, I like to move quickly. My acting comes from there. That's why I loved working with Robert Downey Jr. [on Zodiac]. He and I had this similar kind of working. His energy is a bit more frenetic than mine but in terms of the work, we meshed.


And speaking of Jake movies here's the first look at Jake as Colter in his upcoming movie with Duncan Jones, Source Code.