Maggie Gyllenhaal Breaks Down Her Career, from 'Donnie Darko' to 'The Dark Knight'| Vanity Fair

but even this process now from the beginning of pre-production has been really amazing. I have always been interested in telling stories. I feel like my acting has always included storytelling, but I think I didn't really feel entitled to explore storytelling from the director's point of view when I actually gave myself the space to think about what I really wanted. I thought no, I actually think I'd like to direct. I also loved adapting the book and writing I Don't Know Where I'll Be in Ten Years.no idea