Gyllenhaal didn't have a problem with the role, but she did have strong feelings about how the power dynamics of sex should be portrayed. Reading the first three scripts of The Deuce , Gyllenhaal says, she was struck by the writer's depiction of the "imbalance of power between men and women — in terms of sex, in terms of art, in terms of business. Because Gyllenhaal was wary of the show's potential to be exploitative of her or other actresses, she insisted on being one of its producers before she would agreed be its star. Now Gyllenhaal wears two hats for The Deuce. She says that being a producer has given her a "guarantee in terms of storytelling" that she wouldn't otherwise have as an actress. It's also allowed her to make tweaks to the set — including hiring an "intimacy coordinator" — that help the actors feel comfortable during the show's many sex scenes.

It's a role that requires the actress to do a number of nude scenes — something she's entirely comfortable with because of her understanding of the part. Speaking to W Magazine , Gyllenhaal explained: "Here's the trick: You have to look at a sex scene as an opportunity to express things that can be expressed best when people are making love. Or whatever. And then another guy.

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