and i auditioned for a sitcom and i got the role opposite, you know jamie lee curtis. and, you know, me being you know her l-- her lover, ultimately was-- you know i got ridiculed by j-- i would say over 100,000 cabbies >> (laugh) >> in america. and before we had television sex, they used to-- the cabs in new york go, "hey why don't you sleep with her? >> (laugh) >> it's jamie lee curtis." i went "it's a sitcom you moron. i'm not the writer." but then i used to get paranoid and i used to fax and e-mail. not e-mail it was then fax. "when do-- when do i sleep with ms. curtis? this is-- i'm g-- i can't take it. i'm walking around in disguises all over america." >> (laugh) >> so that was great. >> and so now you're back in the sitcom world as you were saying... >> well, then larry-- well then i-- then, larry david-- >> well then you did of course you did-- curb your enthusiasm-- >> yeah, and that lasted-- that ra-- ran over the course of almost a decade. and i cou-- and larry came over my house you had asked me. and he said, "would you mind playing yourself?" i-- because h

his dad a director mom a screen writer god parents jamie lee curtis and paul newman. >> if i could have 1/20 of the generosity paul newman had my life would be fulfilled. >> jake landed" josh and sam". >> do it. >> but his break came starring alongside his sis maggy in darney darko. before long in blockbusters like 2004's "the day after tomorrow". >> i hate it when actors talk seriously about big summer movies. >> and then the career making turn alongside heath ledger in "brokeback mountain" earning the actor his first oscar nomination. >> what we got now is brokeback mountain. >> to me the best part of making movies is the preparation. that's the part i love. >> from then on jake was really able to guide his career picking choice roles in jarhead and end of watch. >> and, of course his recent golden globe nominated turn in "night crawler" which he admitted to using food deprivation as motivation. >> will this be on television? >> the idea of lou being someone hungry i wanted to feel that feeling. it doesn't matter what anyone is saying you have one goal and it's primal. >> gyllenhaal l