Peter Sarsgaard Net Worth

Peter Sarsgaard's Quotes

• "I just pick the best roles that are left over, and they usually aren't the heterosexual, leading-man, non-drug-addict parts. And once you get into doing them, people know you do them." - On his wide range of offbeat parts.
• If you go in and audition for roles rather than just be offered them, then you kind of get a chance to kind of discover that you can do something that you didn't think you could do.
• When you don't have power, which I still don't in the grand Hollywood scheme of things, you get offered things that you wouldn't ordinarily be offered. Frequently, other people know what I can do more than I do.
• On his role as a marine in Jarhead (2005): There's a quality my character has about not caving in to the physical or mental demands of your job. I really took that to heart. A lot of my relatives have served, and I have respect for what it means to be a soldier. These guys are carrying a very heavy burden. We joke about marines being strict and severe, but would you want a bunch of hippies running around with guns?.
• When people say, 'The movie sucked, but you didn't'; that means you didn't swing hard enough. You bunted. If the movie goes down, I want to go down with it.

Interesting Facts about Peter Sarsgaard

1. He attended Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, where he co-founded a comedy improvisation group called Mama's Pot Roast.
2. His baby face; his soft, strangely ominous voice; and often bizarre, unstable characters have led to him being compared to John Malkovich, who played his father in The Man in the Iron Mask (1998).
3. In Garden State (2004), Peter's character collects Desert Storm trading cards. In Jarhead (2005), Peter's character fights in Desert Storm.
4. He studied with legendary acting coach Terry Schreiber at the T. Schreiber Studio in New York City, like Edward Norton, Jeanine Louise DeName and Broadway actress Kimilee Bryant.
5. Childhood hero was Dallas Cowboys running back Tony Dorsett.
6. Engaged to Maggie Gyllenhaal [April 2006]
7. He attended the Actors' Studio Program at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri.
8. Admits to having a lifelong fear of flying.
9. Son-in-law of Stephen Gyllenhaal and Naomi Foner.
10. Brother-in-law of Jake Gyllenhaal.
11. Became a father for the 1st time at age 35 when his fiancée [now wife] Maggie Gyllenhaal gave birth to their daughter Ramona Sarsgaard on October 3, 2006.
12. Became a father for the 2nd time at age 41 when his wife Maggie Gyllenhaal gave birth to their daughter Gloria Ray Sarsgaard on April 19, 2012.
13. His paternal grandfather was of half Danish and half Norwegian descent. His other ancestry includes German, Austrian, Ulster-Scots (Scots-Irish), English, and Irish. His surname originates in Denmark.
14. Is an avid runner. Runs 50-60 miles per week.
15. Is friends with ultra marathon champion Scott Jurek.
16. Co-starring with Elisabeth Shue in the off-Broadway revival of "Burn This" by Lanford Wilson. [2003]
17. Appearing on Broadway as Trigorin in "The Seagull." [October 2008]
18. Good friends with Vera Farmiga.