Fast Chat: Jake Gyllenhaal

Jake Gyllenhaal is Hollywood's sexiest man--despite what the editors at People say. The actor took a break from his heartthrob duties to speak with Ramin Setoodeh.

Honestly, I'm feeling more like maybe we should.

I don't think I could give you a coherent reason. Ultimately, the movie is about the struggle of love--with a new way of looking at it. Whether it will change minds is not something you can know in the present moment.

I respect that people are interested in that. I'm flattered by it. But I hope there are more important things in the stories that they're moved by.

Are you kidding me? It's none of my business. They're both wonderful people.

You're pinning me against him? I have no hard feelings. But I'll challenge Matthew McConaughey in the kitchen any time.

After a 14-week trial that included lurid testimony, a jury cleared Jackson of charges that he tried to get a teen drunk and sexually molest him. Fans outside the courthouse in Santa Maria, Calif., rejoiced; one released a dove for each count he faced.

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