It can kind of screw up things if you're trying to overwork something. — Jeff Bridges Copy Share Image
You know, it's kind of a shame in a way but the more seasoned directors a lot of times have more difficult… — Jeff Bridges Copy Share Image
What are the aspects of yourself that line up with the character? You magnify those, and the ones that don't match up… — Jeff Bridges Copy Share Image
You have that Frank Capra kind of side to it and the characters are really well drawn, so I think everybody tried… — Jeff Bridges Copy Share Image
When you start to engage with your creative processes, it shakes up all your impulses, and they all kind of inform one… — Jeff Bridges Copy Share Image
Generally speaking I would say I enjoy the smaller films more because there's a less sense of pressure and often the material… — Jeff Bridges Copy Share Image
I kind of quit surfing when I got out of high school, but then a few years ago I started to take… — Jeff Bridges Copy Share Image
It used to kind of upset me when I'd be working on a part in my hotel room, and I'd get an… — Jeff Bridges Copy Share Image
Normally, I love to go to the movies and when I see a character portrayed by different actors at different ages, it… — Jeff Bridges Copy Share Image
One of the tough things about being an actor, probably the hardest thing, is getting your foot in the door, and my… — Jeff Bridges Copy Share Image
You kind of notice what's going on in your body, and you can kind of feel a certain tightening, or fear, which… — Jeff Bridges Copy Share Image
We would do improvisation together. And that in a way, had almost a "student-film side" where we'd be sitting there with Robert… — Jeff Bridges Copy Share Image
There's lots of good movies where you feel that the dialogue could be improvised, but very little was. The "Big Lebowski" was… — Jeff Bridges Copy Share Image
Do I have a long-term plan? Kind of. I have a general direction, I think. But it's funny what comes down the… — Jeff Bridges Copy Share Image
The hoopla with all the award season is kind of mind-boggling. It kind of puts you on your heels. — Jeff Bridges Copy Share Image
My website's kind of fun for me. I get to do drawings on that. It's kind of fun. — Jeff Bridges Copy Share Image
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… — Jeff Bridges Copy Share Image
I have hesitation making any kind of decision, really in my life. I'm really slow at it. — Jeff Bridges Copy Share Image
Well, there are all kinds of gutters. Life will supply you with gutters. — Jeff Bridges Copy Share Image
I had years of partying, and I was kind of surprised and happy I survived it all. Now, being a parent, I… — Jeff Bridges Copy Share Image
My wife, whenever I'd go off to work and I'd be kind of anxious, she'll say, 'Remember, have fun.' Oh, I forgot,… — Jeff Bridges Copy Share Image
Normally, after a movie, you know, you don't want to get up and do another one right away. That kind of pretend… — Jeff Bridges Copy Share Image
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… — Jeff Bridges Copy Share Image
There's kind of a Zen aspect to bowling. The pins are either staying up or down before you even throw your arm… — Jeff Bridges Copy Share Image
Technology is such a broad kind of term, it really applies to so many things, from the electric light to running cars… — Jeff Bridges Copy Share Image
I'm one of those guys who will drink to, uh, kind of celebrate. I don't drink too much when I'm down or… — Jeff Bridges Copy Share Image
I find I'm most challenged by things I really care about, because I really want to do them well. It causes quite… — Jeff Bridges Copy Share Image
I remember in one of my early films I had a drunk scene. It was Kiss Me Goodbye, with Sally Field, and… — Jeff Bridges Copy Share Image
When I was really young, my mom enrolled me in dance classes. "Mom, I'm too young to dance," I told her. She… — Jeff Bridges Copy Share Image
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… — Jeff Bridges Copy Share Image
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… — Jeff Bridges Copy Share Image
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… — Jeff Bridges Copy Share Image
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… — Jeff Bridges Copy Share Image
You know, ballet might be too formal of a title for the type of dance I do, but I love to dance. — Jeff Bridges Copy Share Image
Like most kids, you don't want to do what your folks want you to do. You've got your own thing. — Jeff Bridges Copy Share Image
You prep, you prep, you prep. And on the day that you film, you let all of that go. I try to achieve emptiness… — Jeff Bridges Copy Share Image
The Oscar nomination is great. It's a great pat on the back. And I like that. — Jeff Bridges Copy Share Image
When you start to engage with your creative processes, it shakes up all your impulses, and they all kind of inform one another. — Jeff Bridges Copy Share Image
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… — Jeff Bridges Copy Share Image
