Jake Gyllenhaal is in hungry mode

Jake Gyllenhaal’s passion for his upcoming movie motivated him to lose a dramatic amount of weight.

The 32-year-old actor embarked on a strict diet and fitness regime to slim down for the thriller, ‘Nightcrawler,’ in which he plays a struggling crime reporter in Los Angeles, and admits he was  »always a bit hungry » while preparing for the role.

He told UsWeekly.com:  »It takes place in a land where I think there is a desert in a lot of ways, great opulence, and at the same time, great vastness and emptiness. I knew that [Lou] was literally and figuratively hungry. »

In order to feel more like the character, the actor aimed to look almost skeletal and got into a  »mode where I was always a bit hungry. »

The ‘Brokeback Mountain’ star isn’t following a special eating plan for the movie, that is currently filming in LA, and is just trying to eat less to keep his weight down.

He added:  »I just love this movie. That’s how I did it. There really was no technique. »

Jake previously transformed his body for the ‘Prince of Persia’ but gained a huge amount of muscle for the film that allowed him to eat six small meals a day.