MAGGIE GYLLENHAAL - GYLLENHAAL PUTS PRESSURE ON SARSGAARD

GYLLENHAAL PUTS PRESSURE ON SARSGAARD

MAGGIE GYLLENHAAL struggled to act opposite her husband PETER SARSGAARD when they appeared in Broadway's UNCLE VANYA - because she was constantly angry at him for forgetting his lines.
The couple, who wed in Italy in May (09), enjoyed acting together in the Chekhov play earlier this year (09), but their relationship was put under strain by the pressure to perform well - and she loved every second.
The Dark Knight actress says, "It was brilliant. I've never acted with anyone where I enjoyed it more.
"His character, Astrov, has so many lines in one scene, it's like 'talk, talk, talk'. And he couldn't remember them and I was giving him a really hard time, which is not something I would do with any other actor - I was like, 'Why don't you know these lines?' And we got in a fight about it. But then we walked out to lunch, still kind of hacked off with each other, and I said, 'Do you think we can just leave that in there?' And we did, and it set a precedent. Now we want to do another play together."