Actors Quotes by Jeff Bridges

Unlike a lot of actors, my father encouraged all his kids to go into show business.

— Jeff Bridges

I think there's a real joy in going to see movies when you discover them yourself.

— Jeff Bridges

I like to think of myself as a character actor, though there's some redundancy in that.

— Jeff Bridges

I don't really consider myself one of those actors who takes his work home with him.

— Jeff Bridges

I'd maybe done about 12 movies when I decided that this was what I was going to do.

— Jeff Bridges

Fame really works against actors, in a way, because our anonymity is a wonderful thing for us.

— Jeff Bridges

It gives me more breadth as an actor and as an artist to not be pigeonholed.

— Jeff Bridges

Unlike a lot of actors, my father encouraged all his kids to go into show business. He loved it so much.

— Jeff Bridges

You don't really have to do the things that your character is doing. But us actors, we use something called sense memory.…

— Jeff Bridges

Basically, one of the hardest things about being an actor is getting your first break. I'm a product of nepotism. The doors…

— Jeff Bridges

During my early years, I thought I might be a musician. Like most kids, I didn't do what my parents wanted me…

— Jeff Bridges

Normally, I love to go to the movies and when I see a character portrayed by different actors at different ages, it…

— Jeff Bridges

There are some actors that want you to call them by their character's name and they have no relationship with you outside…

— Jeff Bridges

As you become famous you lose some of your anonymity, which is wonderful for an actor to have because you can observe…

— Jeff Bridges

One of the tough things about being an actor, probably the hardest thing, is getting your foot in the door, and my…

— Jeff Bridges

Nowadays, in the contract that actors sign, you have to agree that you're going to do a certain amount of publicity-the hard…

— Jeff Bridges

Once, during an interview in front of my wife, I was asked, "Are you one of those actors who brings your character…

— Jeff Bridges

Kevin Bacon and I recently worked on a move together, R.I.P.D. Just before we'd begin a scene, when all of us would…

— Jeff Bridges

One of my favorite artists is Tom Waits, whom most people think of as a wonderful singer-songwriter and a great poet. I…

— Jeff Bridges

Any role that big is going to be a challenge for any actor, but for an actor of a young age, it's…

— Jeff Bridges