Basically, one of the hardest things about being an actor is getting your first break. I'm a product of nepotism. The doors were open to me. I'd done several movies before I decided what I wanted to do. — Jeff Bridges Copy Share Image
During my early years, I thought I might be a musician. Like most kids, I didn't do what my parents wanted me to do. They were gung-ho that all their kids become actors. They loved showbiz so much. I am… — 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
