--- title: "29 Film Quotes By Jeff Bridges" description: "29 Film quotes by Jeff Bridges. Plus more from Jeff Bridges and more Film sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4b2/jeff-bridges-1213_cinema_i-m-used-to-watching-old-movies-of-mysel_3182597.jpg" --- > [I'm used to watching old movies of myself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-bridges/i-m-used-to-watching-old-movies-of-myself/) [Jeff Bridges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-bridges/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4b2/jeff-bridges-1213_cinema_i-m-used-to-watching-old-movies-of-mysel_3182597.jpg) > [Movies are very subjective.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-bridges/movies-are-very-subjective/) [Jeff Bridges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-bridges/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bab/jeff-bridges-1213_cinema_movies-are-very-subjective-2724533_2724533.jpg) > [Seeing David Mackenzie's work in "Starred Up," I thought that was a wonderful film.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-bridges/seeing-david-mackenzie-s-work-in-starred-up-i-thought-that-was-a/) [Jeff Bridges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-bridges/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d5/jeff-bridges-1213_film_seeing-david-mackenzie-s-work-in-starred_1542091.jpg) > [I've gone out of my way to not take baggage with me from film to film.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-bridges/i-ve-gone-out-of-my-way-to-not-take-baggage-with-me-from-film-to-film/) [Jeff Bridges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-bridges/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3df/jeff-bridges-1213_baggage_i-ve-gone-out-of-my-way-to-not-take-bagg_3016695.jpg) > [Sometimes I think of movie acting as advanced pretend.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-bridges/sometimes-i-think-of-movie-acting-as-advanced-pretend/) [Jeff Bridges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-bridges/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4dd/jeff-bridges-1213_acting_sometimes-i-think-of-movie-acting-as-adv_2747842.jpg) > [That movie, 'Airplane!,' what a landmark film it was. It's a great, great movie.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-bridges/that-movie-airplane-what-a-landmark-film-it-was-it-s-a-great-great/) [Jeff Bridges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-bridges/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb6/jeff-bridges-1213_airplane_that-movie-airplane-what-a-landmark-film_1454460.jpg) > [I do my best to hold the director's opinion above my own.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-bridges/i-do-my-best-to-hold-the-director-s-opinion-above-my-own/) [Jeff Bridges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-bridges/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/865/jeff-bridges-1213_cinema_i-do-my-best-to-hold-the-director-s-opin_2688906.jpg) > [I think there's a real joy in going to see movies when you discover them yourself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-bridges/i-think-there-s-a-real-joy-in-going-to-see-movies-when-you-discover/) [Jeff Bridges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-bridges/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e48/jeff-bridges-1213_actors_i-think-there-s-a-real-joy-in-going-to-s_2970935.jpg) > [I've produced a couple of films and really enjoyed starting it from the very beginning and seeing it all the way through…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-bridges/i-ve-produced-a-couple-of-films-and-really-enjoyed-starting-it-from/) [Jeff Bridges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-bridges/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f0e/jeff-bridges-1213_cinema_i-ve-produced-a-couple-of-films-and-real_280211.jpg) > [I look back at my filmography, and I'm pretty jazzed with the stuff I've been part of. They're all movies I'd like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-bridges/i-look-back-at-my-filmography-and-i-m-pretty-jazzed-with-the-stuff-i/) [Jeff Bridges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-bridges/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c0/jeff-bridges-1213_back_i-look-back-at-my-filmography-and-i-m-pr_1843878.jpg) > [Often, when I finish a film, I'll have that feeling inside me: 'I never want to do this ever again. I don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-bridges/often-when-i-finish-a-film-i-ll-have-that-feeling-inside-me-i-never/) [Jeff Bridges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-bridges/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c0f/jeff-bridges-1213_again_often-when-i-finish-a-film-i-ll-have-tha_211856.jpg) > [I'm very manipulative towards directors. My theory is that everyone on the set is directing the film, we're all receiving art messages…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-bridges/i-m-very-manipulative-towards-directors-my-theory-is-that-everyone-on/) [Jeff Bridges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-bridges/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7fd/jeff-bridges-1213_art_i-m-very-manipulative-towards-directors_440515.jpg) > [I've worked with a lot of first-time directors who kind of look to me for ideas and opinions and stuff, and I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-bridges/i-ve-worked-with-a-lot-of-first-time-directors-who-kind-of-look-to-me/) [Jeff Bridges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-bridges/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/578/jeff-bridges-1213_directors_i-ve-worked-with-a-lot-of-first-time-dir_2907691.jpg) > [I think it would really be more like 10 films before I locked in and said, "Yeah, I'm really gonna do this thing."](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-bridges/i-think-it-would-really-be-more-like-10-films-before-i-locked-in-and/) [Jeff Bridges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-bridges/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d5/jeff-bridges-1213_cinema_i-think-it-would-really-be-more-like-10_2792487.jpg) > [Making a film, it uses a certain... 'pretend-muscle,' I don't know what you want to call it. It exhausts something in me,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-bridges/making-a-film-it-uses-a-certain-pretend-muscle-i-don-t-know-what-you/) [Jeff Bridges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-bridges/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/34f/jeff-bridges-1213_call_making-a-film-it-uses-a-certain-pretend_3044121.jpg) > [You prep, you prep, you prep. And on the day that you film, you let all of that go. I try to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-bridges/you-prep-you-prep-you-prep-and-on-the-day-that-you-film-you-let-all/) [Jeff Bridges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-bridges/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/628/jeff-bridges-1213_achieve_you-prep-you-prep-you-prep-and-on-the-da_121880.jpg) > [Sometimes you feel you're making something really special and when it comes out you might still feel that way but for some…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-bridges/sometimes-you-feel-you-re-making-something-really-special-and-when-it/) [Jeff Bridges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-bridges/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b11/jeff-bridges-1213_audience_sometimes-you-feel-you-re-making-somethi_821473.jpg) > [Making films is sort of like you're pulling off a magic trick. It's sort of like an illusion. It's not real but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-bridges/making-films-is-sort-of-like-you-re-pulling-off-a-magic-trick-it-s/) [Jeff Bridges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-bridges/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/913/jeff-bridges-1213_all-kinds_making-films-is-sort-of-like-you-re-pull_2185109.jpg) > [Often when I finish a film I'll have that feeling inside me: 'I never want to do this ever again. I don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-bridges/often-when-i-finish-a-film-i-ll-have-that-feeling-inside-me-i-never-2/) [Jeff Bridges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-bridges/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e56/jeff-bridges-1213_cinema_often-when-i-finish-a-film-i-ll-have-tha_2424830.jpg) > [Generally speaking I would say I enjoy the smaller films more because there's a less sense of pressure and often the material…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-bridges/generally-speaking-i-would-say-i-enjoy-the-smaller-films-more-because-2/) [Jeff Bridges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-bridges/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/763/jeff-bridges-1213_enjoy_generally-speaking-i-would-say-i-enjoy-t_760607.jpg) > [Sometimes you'll have a movie that you're very proud of and you think it transcended all of your expectations but it doesn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-bridges/sometimes-you-ll-have-a-movie-that-you-re-very-proud-of-and-you-think/) [Jeff Bridges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-bridges/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b03/jeff-bridges-1213_depressing_sometimes-you-ll-have-a-movie-that-you-r_445186.jpg) > [I remember in one of my early films I had a drunk scene. It was Kiss Me Goodbye, with Sally Field, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-bridges/i-remember-in-one-of-my-early-films-i-had-a-drunk-scene-it-was-kiss/) [Jeff Bridges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-bridges/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c5/jeff-bridges-1213_character_i-remember-in-one-of-my-early-films-i-ha_2653256.jpg) > [We would do improvisation together. And that in a way, had almost a "student-film side" where we'd be sitting there with Robert…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-bridges/we-would-do-improvisation-together-and-that-in-a-way-had-almost-a/) [Jeff Bridges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-bridges/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa2/jeff-bridges-1213_couple_we-would-do-improvisation-together-and-t_1107267.jpg) > [I've done movies in the past that have so many characters and I find it's very hard to follow all these stories.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-bridges/i-ve-done-movies-in-the-past-that-have-so-many-characters-and-i-find/) [Jeff Bridges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-bridges/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/091/jeff-bridges-1213_bigs_i-ve-done-movies-in-the-past-that-have-s_2672827.jpg) > [Working with my dad was such a gas. We approached the work in a similar way. We only made two films together…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-bridges/working-with-my-dad-was-such-a-gas-we-approached-the-work-in-a/) [Jeff Bridges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-bridges/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ed/jeff-bridges-1213_adults_working-with-my-dad-was-such-a-gas-we-ap_2782898.jpg) > [Every couple of years we'll watch the movie and it's like watching home movies, seeing the ranch on-screen. But that movie Heaven's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-bridges/every-couple-of-years-we-ll-watch-the-movie-and-it-s-like-watching/) [Jeff Bridges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-bridges/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c0/jeff-bridges-1213_appreciate_every-couple-of-years-we-ll-watch-the-mo_727105.jpg) > [Normally, after a movie, you know, you don't want to get up and do another one right away. That kind of pretend…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-bridges/normally-after-a-movie-you-know-you-don-t-want-to-get-up-and-do/) [Jeff Bridges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-bridges/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0af/jeff-bridges-1213_get-up_normally-after-a-movie-you-know-you-don_2249002.jpg) > [You know, it's kind of a shame in a way but the more seasoned directors a lot of times have more difficult…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-bridges/you-know-it-s-kind-of-a-shame-in-a-way-but-the-more-seasoned/) [Jeff Bridges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-bridges/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a4/jeff-bridges-1213_block_you-know-it-s-kind-of-a-shame-in-a-way-b_43837.jpg) > [Generally speaking I would say I enjoy the smaller films more because there's a less sense of pressure and often the material…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-bridges/generally-speaking-i-would-say-i-enjoy-the-smaller-films-more-because/) [Jeff Bridges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-bridges/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a1/jeff-bridges-1213_enjoy_generally-speaking-i-would-say-i-enjoy-t_643625.jpg) ## Other authors on Film - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-roger-ebert-80683.jpg) Roger Ebert 98 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/film/roger-ebert/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-werner-herzog-94806.jpg) Werner Herzog 92 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/film/werner-herzog/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b025/author-woody-allen-96336.jpg) Woody Allen 79 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/film/woody-allen/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-george-lucas-37823.jpg) George Lucas 79 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/film/george-lucas/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-peter-jackson-74887.jpg) Peter Jackson 71 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/film/peter-jackson/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b003/author-abbas-kiarostami-8765.jpg) Abbas Kiarostami 68 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/film/abbas-kiarostami/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b022/author-steven-spielberg-87547.jpg) Steven Spielberg 66 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/film/steven-spielberg/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-nicolas-winding-refn-71275.jpg) Nicolas Winding Refn 61 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/film/nicolas-winding-refn/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-clint-eastwood-24620.jpg) Clint Eastwood 61 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/film/clint-eastwood/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-christopher-nolan-23980.jpg) Christopher Nolan 61 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/film/christopher-nolan/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-david-lynch-27713.jpg) David Lynch 60 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/film/david-lynch/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b017/author-martin-scorsese-64785.jpg) Martin Scorsese 58 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/film/martin-scorsese/) ## More by 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 part they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-bridges/nowadays-in-the-contract-that-actors-sign-you-have-to-agree-that-you/) [Jeff Bridges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-bridges/) > [Work takes me away from my wife, Sue, and my life in Santa Barbara.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-bridges/work-takes-me-away-from-my-wife-sue-and-my-life-in-santa-barbara/) [Jeff Bridges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-bridges/) > [What are the aspects of yourself that line up with the character? You magnify those, and the ones that don't match up you kind…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-bridges/what-are-the-aspects-of-yourself-that-line-up-with-the-character-you/) [Jeff Bridges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-bridges/) > [We're here for such a short period of time. Live like you're already dead, man. Have a good time. Do your best. Let it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-bridges/we-re-here-for-such-a-short-period-of-time-live-like-you-re-already/) [Jeff Bridges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-bridges/) > [You know, it's kind of a shame in a way but the more seasoned directors a lot of times have more difficult getting a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-bridges/you-know-it-s-kind-of-a-shame-in-a-way-but-the-more-seasoned/) [Jeff Bridges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-bridges/) > [I just find my creativity manifesting a bunch of different ways.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-bridges/i-just-find-my-creativity-manifesting-a-bunch-of-different-ways/) [Jeff Bridges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-bridges/) > [You know, ballet might be too formal of a title for the type of dance I do, but I love to dance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-bridges/you-know-ballet-might-be-too-formal-of-a-title-for-the-type-of-dance/) [Jeff Bridges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-bridges/) > [Like most kids, you don't want to do what your folks want you to do. You've got your own thing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-bridges/like-most-kids-you-don-t-want-to-do-what-your-folks-want-you-to-do/) [Jeff Bridges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-bridges/) > [You prep, you prep, you prep. And on the day that you film, you let all of that go. I try to achieve emptiness…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-bridges/you-prep-you-prep-you-prep-and-on-the-day-that-you-film-you-let-all/) [Jeff Bridges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-bridges/) > [The Oscar nomination is great. It's a great pat on the back. And I like that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-bridges/the-oscar-nomination-is-great-it-s-a-great-pat-on-the-back-and-i-like/) [Jeff Bridges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-bridges/) > [When you start to engage with your creative processes, it shakes up all your impulses, and they all kind of inform one another.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-bridges/when-you-start-to-engage-with-your-creative-processes-it-shakes-up/) [Jeff Bridges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-bridges/) > [There's lots of good movies where you feel that the dialogue could be improvised, but very little was. The "Big Lebowski" was like that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-bridges/there-s-lots-of-good-movies-where-you-feel-that-the-dialogue-could-be/) [Jeff Bridges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-bridges/) > [It's not enough just to treat women well. We have to work to make sure all men treat women well.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-bridges/it-s-not-enough-just-to-treat-women-well-we-have-to-work-to-make-sure/) [Jeff Bridges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-bridges/) > [Ballet might be too formal of a title for the type of dance I do, but I love to dance. I love to draw…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-bridges/ballet-might-be-too-formal-of-a-title-for-the-type-of-dance-i-do-but/) [Jeff Bridges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-bridges/) > [It was fortunate for all of us to have Joaquin Jackson, who is a very renowned Texas Ranger, on board. He spent quite a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-bridges/it-was-fortunate-for-all-of-us-to-have-joaquin-jackson-who-is-a-very/) [Jeff Bridges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-bridges/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/film/jeff-bridges/#itemlist", "name": "29 Film Quotes By Jeff Bridges", "numberOfItems": 29, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'm used to watching old movies of myself.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jeff Bridges" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-bridges/i-m-used-to-watching-old-movies-of-myself/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4b2/jeff-bridges-1213_cinema_i-m-used-to-watching-old-movies-of-mysel_3182597.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4b2/jeff-bridges-1213_cinema_i-m-used-to-watching-old-movies-of-mysel_3182597.jpg", 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