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Published 17:22 06 Oct 2021 GMT
Jake Gyllenhaal has described filming sex scenes with Jennifer Aniston as no less than "torture".
When filming hot and heavy scenes for their 2002 movie The Good Girl, the pair were embroiled in a series of sex scenes throughout the film.
But, as Gyllenhaal notes, filming one of those is no easy feat - especially when you've got a huge crush on your co-star.
The pair - who played two lovers who embark on an extramarital affair - had to keep it professional on set, but it seems as though Gyllenhaal's feelings weren't reciprocated by Aniston.
Speaking to Howard Stern about filming the scenes, the actor said: "[Filming the sex scenes] was torture, yes it was."
"But it was also not torture. I mean, come on, it was like a mix of both."
Howard asked whether he warned his co-star in advance that a "protrusion" could occur, with Jake laughing before explaining: "Weirdly, love scenes are awkward, because there are maybe 30, 50 people watching it? That doesn't turn me on." he added.
He also described the process of shooting the scenes as "oddly mechanical".
"It's a dance, you're choreographing for a camera," he explained. "You can get in it, but it’s like a fight scene, you have to choreograph those scenes."
Gyllenhaal revealed that the scenes were filmed using something he referred to as "the pillow technique".
For those unacquainted with the movie magic, it basically acts as a buffer between two actors to create the illusion of having sex, without too much physical intimacy.
"The pillow technique was used," he said. "That was just pre-emptive and used generally always when actually in a horizontal place in that movie.
"I think that was actually a Jennifer suggestion,” he added. “She was very kind to suggest it before we began. She was like, 'I'm putting a pillow here.'"
In a 2016 interview, Gyllenhaal admitted to having innocent feelings for Aniston.
Speaking to People, he admitted: "I will say, I had a crush on her for years. And working with her was not easy… I was, um, yeah. That's all I'm going to say. It was lovely. It wasn't hard, that's what I would say."
