--- title: "30 Kind Quotes By Jeff Bridges" description: "30 Kind quotes by Jeff Bridges. Plus more from Jeff Bridges and more Kind sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/92e/jeff-bridges-1213_guy_i-m-kind-of-an-idea-guy-1568005_1568005.jpg" --- > [I'm kind of an idea guy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-bridges/i-m-kind-of-an-idea-guy/) [Jeff Bridges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-bridges/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/92e/jeff-bridges-1213_guy_i-m-kind-of-an-idea-guy-1568005_1568005.jpg) > [Well, there are all kinds of gutters. Life will supply you with gutters.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-bridges/well-there-are-all-kinds-of-gutters-life-will-supply-you-with-gutters/) [Jeff Bridges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-bridges/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fea/jeff-bridges-1213_all-kinds_well-there-are-all-kinds-of-gutters-life_3038819.jpg) > [I have hesitation making any kind of decision, really in my life. I'm really slow at it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-bridges/i-have-hesitation-making-any-kind-of-decision-really-in-my-life-i-m/) [Jeff Bridges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-bridges/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b13/jeff-bridges-1213_decision_i-have-hesitation-making-any-kind-of-dec_2696981.jpg) > [It can kind of screw up things if you're trying to overwork something.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-bridges/it-can-kind-of-screw-up-things-if-you-re-trying-to-overwork-something/) [Jeff Bridges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-bridges/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b67/jeff-bridges-1213_kind_it-can-kind-of-screw-up-things-if-you-re_1337185.jpg) > [My website's kind of fun for me. I get to do drawings on that. It's kind of fun.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-bridges/my-website-s-kind-of-fun-for-me-i-get-to-do-drawings-on-that-it-s/) [Jeff Bridges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-bridges/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f29/jeff-bridges-1213_drawing_my-website-s-kind-of-fun-for-me-i-get-to_2969599.jpg) > [When you start to engage with your creative processes, it shakes up all your impulses, and they all kind of inform one…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d62/jeff-bridges-1213_all-kinds_when-you-start-to-engage-with-your-creat_123435.jpg) > [You have that Frank Capra kind of side to it and the characters are really well drawn, so I think everybody tried…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-bridges/you-have-that-frank-capra-kind-of-side-to-it-and-the-characters-are/) [Jeff Bridges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-bridges/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/06f/jeff-bridges-1213_character_you-have-that-frank-capra-kind-of-side-t_1231972.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) > [What are the aspects of yourself that line up with the character? You magnify those, and the ones that don't match up…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3cf/jeff-bridges-1213_aspect_what-are-the-aspects-of-yourself-that-li_35581.jpg) > [The hoopla with all the award season is kind of mind-boggling. It kind of puts you on your heels.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-bridges/the-hoopla-with-all-the-award-season-is-kind-of-mind-boggling-it-kind/) [Jeff Bridges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-bridges/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cfa/jeff-bridges-1213_awards_the-hoopla-with-all-the-award-season-is_3141682.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) > [Do I have a long-term plan? Kind of. I have a general direction, I think. But it's funny what comes down the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-bridges/do-i-have-a-long-term-plan-kind-of-i-have-a-general-direction-i-think/) [Jeff Bridges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-bridges/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f57/jeff-bridges-1213_funny_do-i-have-a-long-term-plan-kind-of-i-hav_2173443.jpg) > [I had years of partying, and I was kind of surprised and happy I survived it all. Now, being a parent, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-bridges/i-had-years-of-partying-and-i-was-kind-of-surprised-and-happy-i/) [Jeff Bridges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-bridges/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d5/jeff-bridges-1213_being-a-parent_i-had-years-of-partying-and-i-was-kind-o_2760811.jpg) > [There's kind of a Zen aspect to bowling. The pins are either staying up or down before you even throw your arm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-bridges/there-s-kind-of-a-zen-aspect-to-bowling-the-pins-are-either-staying/) [Jeff Bridges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-bridges/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/50c/jeff-bridges-1213_arms_there-s-kind-of-a-zen-aspect-to-bowling_3009277.jpg) > [Normally, I love to go to the movies and when I see a character portrayed by different actors at different ages, it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-bridges/normally-i-love-to-go-to-the-movies-and-when-i-see-a-character/) [Jeff Bridges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-bridges/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fc0/jeff-bridges-1213_actors_normally-i-love-to-go-to-the-movies-and_655194.jpg) > [When I was really young, my mom enrolled me in dance classes. "Mom, I'm too young to dance," I told her. She…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-bridges/when-i-was-really-young-my-mom-enrolled-me-in-dance-classes-mom-i-m/) [Jeff Bridges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-bridges/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/89e/jeff-bridges-1213_boxes_when-i-was-really-young-my-mom-enrolled_2243897.jpg) > [It used to kind of upset me when I'd be working on a part in my hotel room, and I'd get an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-bridges/it-used-to-kind-of-upset-me-when-i-d-be-working-on-a-part-in-my-hotel/) [Jeff Bridges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-bridges/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/535/jeff-bridges-1213_all-kinds_it-used-to-kind-of-upset-me-when-i-d-be_1314718.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) > [I kind of quit surfing when I got out of high school, but then a few years ago I started to take…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-bridges/i-kind-of-quit-surfing-when-i-got-out-of-high-school-but-then-a-few/) [Jeff Bridges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-bridges/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/001/jeff-bridges-1213_different_i-kind-of-quit-surfing-when-i-got-out-of_642691.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) > [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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-bridges/my-wife-whenever-i-d-go-off-to-work-and-i-d-be-kind-of-anxious-she-ll/) [Jeff Bridges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-bridges/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/611/jeff-bridges-1213_anxious_my-wife-whenever-i-d-go-off-to-work-and_867547.jpg) > [There's lots of good movies where you feel that the dialogue could be improvised, but very little was. The "Big Lebowski" was…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f17/jeff-bridges-1213_bigs_there-s-lots-of-good-movies-where-you-fe_125677.jpg) > [I find I'm most challenged by things I really care about, because I really want to do them well. It causes quite…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-bridges/i-find-i-m-most-challenged-by-things-i-really-care-about-because-i/) [Jeff Bridges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-bridges/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/55e/jeff-bridges-1213_afraid_i-find-i-m-most-challenged-by-things-i-r_2296240.jpg) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-bridges/i-m-one-of-those-guys-who-will-drink-to-uh-kind-of-celebrate-i-don-t/) [Jeff Bridges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-bridges/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/953/jeff-bridges-1213_celebrate_i-m-one-of-those-guys-who-will-drink-to_3181881.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) > [You kind of notice what's going on in your body, and you can kind of feel a certain tightening, or fear, which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-bridges/you-kind-of-notice-what-s-going-on-in-your-body-and-you-can-kind-of/) [Jeff Bridges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-bridges/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ea/jeff-bridges-1213_art_you-kind-of-notice-what-s-going-on-in-yo_1497688.jpg) > [One of the tough things about being an actor, probably the hardest thing, is getting your foot in the door, and my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-bridges/one-of-the-tough-things-about-being-an-actor-probably-the-hardest/) [Jeff Bridges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-bridges/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6a2/jeff-bridges-1213_age_one-of-the-tough-things-about-being-an-a_721370.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) > [Technology is such a broad kind of term, it really applies to so many things, from the electric light to running cars…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-bridges/technology-is-such-a-broad-kind-of-term-it-really-applies-to-so-many/) [Jeff Bridges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-bridges/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/56d/jeff-bridges-1213_broads_technology-is-such-a-broad-kind-of-term_1976054.jpg) ## Other authors on Kind ## 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/kind/jeff-bridges/#itemlist", "name": "30 Kind Quotes By Jeff Bridges", "numberOfItems": 30, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'm kind of an idea guy.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jeff Bridges" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-bridges/i-m-kind-of-an-idea-guy/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/92e/jeff-bridges-1213_guy_i-m-kind-of-an-idea-guy-1568005_1568005.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/92e/jeff-bridges-1213_guy_i-m-kind-of-an-idea-guy-1568005_1568005.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/92e/jeff-bridges-1213_guy_i-m-kind-of-an-idea-guy-1568005_1568005.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I'm kind of an idea guy.” — Jeff Bridges", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Well, there are all kinds of gutters. 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