Jake Gyllenhaal began, Gyllenhaal praised his encouraging direction of the actors and sensitive approach to the material. At the Directors Guild of America Awards on January 28, 2006, Gyllenhaal also praised Lee for "his humbleness and his respect for everyone around him". When asked about his kissing scenes with Heath Ledger in "Brokeback Mountain", Gyllenhaal said, "As an actor, I think we need to embrace the times we feel most uncomfortable." When asked about the more intimate scenes with Ledger, Gyllenhaal likened them to "doing a sex scene with a woman I'm not particularly attracted to". Following the release of "Brokeback Mountain",
Shame (Robbie Williams and Gary Barlow song) stealing admiring glances at each other" just like actors Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger in the film. According to "The Sun" the video likens the love-hate relationship that Williams and Barlow experienced to the film's "tormented" gay cowboys. Williams and Barlow performed "Shame" for the first time on 12 September 2010 at the Help for Heroes concert held in London. On 2 October the duo sang the song at the series eight of the "Strictly Come Dancing". A "Metro" newspaper critic reviewed the performance and wrote, "the pair, wearing matching black suits, spent much of the early stages of their