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\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n Jake Gyllenhaal<\/strong><\/a> opened up about being legally blind in a new interview. <\/p>\n If you were unaware, the 43-year-old Road House<\/em> actor grew up wearing glasses to help with his 20\/1250 vision. <\/p>\n During a conversation with The Hollywood Reporter<\/a>, Jake<\/strong> explained that he considered his eyesight to be \u201cadvantageous,\u201d including professionally. <\/p>\n Keep reading to find out more\u2026<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI like to think it\u2019s advantageous,\u201d he told the outlet. \u201cI\u2019ve never known anything else. When I can\u2019t see in the morning, before I put on my glasses, it\u2019s a place where I can be with myself.\u201d <\/p>\n Speaking about how being blind has affected his career, Jake<\/strong> said that he has used it to his advantage in certain situations. For instance, he filmed an emotional scene in his movie Southpaw<\/em> without contact lenses. Doing so made it so that he had to \u201clisten more closely.\u201d <\/p>\n Elsewhere in the interview, Jake<\/strong> discussed the possibility of getting married to his longtime girlfriend<\/a> Jeanne Cadieu<\/strong><\/a>. See what he had to say. <\/p>\n <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n