The 34-year-old "Southpaw" actor said it is a difficult target to achieve because of the "complexities and darkness" which people have within them, reported Female First.
"What else is there but the journey of trying to be a good person, or a good man?
"In this incarnation, that seems to be my goal. It's a complicated thing, because I think the idea of good doesn't subtract complexities, doesn't subtract darkness," Gyllenhaal said.
Around five years ago, the "Nightcrawler" actor made a deliberate career shift away from Hollywood blockbusters and admitted it came at a point where he was "searching" to find who he really was and what he believed in.
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