Unconventional sex-symbols

-"Young women seem to like you. Are you a sex symbol?
-Jake Gyllenhaal: [Laughs] I don't know what I am. I know I was kind of an It-guy for a long time". Source: www.metro.co.uk
"Hollywood heartthrob Jake Gyllenhaal says he doesn't understand why he's become a bit of a sex symbol. 'I don't think of myself as good-looking,' he admits. 'Not at all. When I was a kid I had these huge glasses. 'I once went to a fancy dress as a Crest toothpaste tube with these huge glasses stuck on".
Source: www.nowmagazine.co.uk

"But against all odds, Michael Cera is a teenage heartthrob, en route to the pantheon with Ricky Nelson, Leonardo DiCaprio and David Cassidy. He became a fixture in teen magazines after his first leading role in "Superbad" and is now the poster boy for producer-director Judd Apatow's dork renaissance. Cera himself has no better idea than puzzled grown-ups as to why he's any teen's idea of a hottie. "A sex symbol?" he asked quizzically at a Canadian press conference earlier this month. "Like, I symbolize sex?"But the difference with "Nick and Norah" is how the film finally capitalizes on its star's unlikely sex appeal. For the first time in his career, Cera's role seems to invite the attention. Sex scenes in his earlier films were either disguised ("Juno") or filled with laugh-out-loud jokes ("Superbad"). In "Nick and Norah," the romantic encounters are almost uncomfortably real. He doesn't fumble; it clearly isn't his first time. In a post-coital embrace, Cera's limpid eyes gaze down at his partner: "You're beautiful", he says, quieting Norah's insecurities.

Cera is not the first guy to win admirers with sensitive, "beta" schmaltz. John Cusack, emo man before "emo" was a term of art, is clearly an inspiration. While Cera simpers, reliant on his bushy, raised brows to convey a range of repressed emotions, Cusack fired off zingy mini-monologues. "I don't want to sell anything bought or processed, buy anything sold or processed, process anything sold, bought or processed, or repair anything sold, bought or processed", Cusack mused in the film, a famous sum-uppance of vague teenage principles.

It's Cera's bashful purity and sense of humor that make him appealing—". Source: www.newsweek.com
"On 'Arrested Development', Cera copped a nicest-kid-in-the-world demeanor, playing a lovably gawky teen who's impossible not to like.

Cera has perfected the persona in film roles, turning self-effacing decency into a surprisingly appealing trait in a business that often looks for glib wisecracking in its stars.

"He's just got a goodness inside him that you can see", co-star Dennings said. "I'm sure there are tons of people with goodness inside them, but you can't see it. With him, you can taste it. When you look at him, you just know that he's a good person".
"Nick and Norah" director Peter Sollett met with Cera before "Superbad" and "Juno" came out, and he had not seen "Arrested Development."

But he took an immediate liking to Cera, saying the actor's demure on-screen presence is much like his real-life persona".Nice as Cera is, Dennings said she would love to see him play a bad guy. Would Cera ever try it?

"Maybe someday. It depends on the script and the director, to be honest", Cera said. "There are no parts that I can think of right now where I go, 'Oh, I'll never play that'. It just depends on what it is and if it feels right." Source: www.huffingtonpost.com
TeenHollywood: Did you and Michael have fun on set? He seems like a super-huggable, cute dork. Is he or is he totally different?

Kat: He's really a good guy and really nice and smart. He's not a dork at all. I wouldn't say he is. I think he's just a decent human being. If a decent human being is a dork then I want only to be friends with dorks! Source: www.teenhollywood.com