I went through a very hairy period. I had a movie where I was going to play Walt Whitman that fell through. At the time, I had grown this huge beard and very long hair. But then, the movie got… — 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 where people say "oh, you know, that sounds so..." and we'd always go back and get every man, every ellipses in there the way these guys write it. Because not only is it saying what Michael… — Jeff Bridges Copy Share
