--- title: "23 Way Quotes By Jeff Bridges" description: "23 Way quotes by Jeff Bridges. Plus more from Jeff Bridges and more Way sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/72b/jeff-bridges-1213_way_tightness-gets-in-the-way-of-everything_1302307.jpg" --- > [Tightness gets in the way of everything, except tightness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-bridges/tightness-gets-in-the-way-of-everything-except-tightness/) [Jeff Bridges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-bridges/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/72b/jeff-bridges-1213_way_tightness-gets-in-the-way-of-everything_1302307.jpg) > [I found that photography was a great way of relaxing on the set.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-bridges/i-found-that-photography-was-a-great-way-of-relaxing-on-the-set/) [Jeff Bridges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-bridges/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a7/jeff-bridges-1213_found_i-found-that-photography-was-a-great-way_2058366.jpg) > [Fame really works against actors, in a way, because our anonymity is a wonderful thing for us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-bridges/fame-really-works-against-actors-in-a-way-because-our-anonymity-is-a/) [Jeff Bridges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-bridges/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/53c/jeff-bridges-1213_actors_fame-really-works-against-actors-in-a-wa_2883453.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) > [Whenever you're the child of a famous person, you get judged in odd ways because of that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-bridges/whenever-you-re-the-child-of-a-famous-person-you-get-judged-in-odd/) [Jeff Bridges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-bridges/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7cd/jeff-bridges-1213_children_whenever-you-re-the-child-of-a-famous-pe_983491.jpg) > [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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ff1/jeff-bridges-1213_bunch_i-just-find-my-creativity-manifesting-a_65278.jpg) > [Life is having its way with me now. And I'm really pleased.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-bridges/life-is-having-its-way-with-me-now-and-i-m-really-pleased/) [Jeff Bridges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-bridges/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b85/jeff-bridges-1213_having_life-is-having-its-way-with-me-now-and-i_799701.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've had really great experiences working with first-time directors. They come at filmmaking with fresh ideas. I've been very lucky that way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-bridges/i-ve-had-really-great-experiences-working-with-first-time-directors/) [Jeff Bridges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-bridges/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ff/jeff-bridges-1213_cinema_i-ve-had-really-great-experiences-workin_371021.jpg) > [What I learned most from my father wasn't anything he said; it was just the way he behaved. He loved his work…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-bridges/what-i-learned-most-from-my-father-wasn-t-anything-he-said-it-was/) [Jeff Bridges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-bridges/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b1a/jeff-bridges-1213_father_what-i-learned-most-from-my-father-wasn_1575416.jpg) > [With a labyrinth, you make a choice to go in - and once you've chosen, around and around you go. But you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-bridges/with-a-labyrinth-you-make-a-choice-to-go-in-and-once-you-ve-chosen/) [Jeff Bridges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-bridges/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f22/jeff-bridges-1213_always_with-a-labyrinth-you-make-a-choice-to-go_2410249.jpg) > [Sure, I get the blues. But what I try to do, is apply joy to the blues, you know? I don't know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-bridges/sure-i-get-the-blues-but-what-i-try-to-do-is-apply-joy-to-the-blues/) [Jeff Bridges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-bridges/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/51b/jeff-bridges-1213_bent_sure-i-get-the-blues-but-what-i-try-to-d_1244531.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) > [Everyone I meet is in my sangha. I don't know if that's the proper definition, but that's the way I'm going to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-bridges/everyone-i-meet-is-in-my-sangha-i-don-t-know-if-that-s-the-proper/) [Jeff Bridges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-bridges/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d46/jeff-bridges-1213_definitions_everyone-i-meet-is-in-my-sangha-i-don-t_2820168.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) > [One of my favorite artists is Tom Waits, whom most people think of as a wonderful singer-songwriter and a great poet. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-bridges/one-of-my-favorite-artists-is-tom-waits-whom-most-people-think-of-as/) [Jeff Bridges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-bridges/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be0/jeff-bridges-1213_actor_one-of-my-favorite-artists-is-tom-waits_2412682.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've never been motivated by the award thing. There's a certain thing that this fame thing does that makes my job harder,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-bridges/i-ve-never-been-motivated-by-the-award-thing-there-s-a-certain-thing/) [Jeff Bridges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-bridges/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/916/jeff-bridges-1213_ask-me_i-ve-never-been-motivated-by-the-award-t_2470546.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) > [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) > [I know how to dance with the wind, I can use its power by sailing this way, then that way, and again…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-bridges/i-know-how-to-dance-with-the-wind-i-can-use-its-power-by-sailing-this/) [Jeff Bridges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-bridges/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eda/jeff-bridges-1213_arms_i-know-how-to-dance-with-the-wind-i-can_233629.jpg) > [Public charities, foodbanks and church pantries are doing more than ever before, but they can't keep up with the need. We can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-bridges/public-charities-foodbanks-and-church-pantries-are-doing-more-than/) [Jeff Bridges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-bridges/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/648/jeff-bridges-1213_charity_public-charities-foodbanks-and-church-pa_249487.jpg) > [As far as Beau is concerned, we're on the same team, we root for each other. If my parts are slightly more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-bridges/as-far-as-beau-is-concerned-we-re-on-the-same-team-we-root-for-each/) [Jeff Bridges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-bridges/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6a1/jeff-bridges-1213_attractive_as-far-as-beau-is-concerned-we-re-on-the_611220.jpg) ## Other authors on Way ## 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/way/jeff-bridges/#itemlist", "name": "23 Way Quotes By Jeff Bridges", "numberOfItems": 23, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Tightness gets in the way of everything, except tightness.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jeff Bridges" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-bridges/tightness-gets-in-the-way-of-everything-except-tightness/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/72b/jeff-bridges-1213_way_tightness-gets-in-the-way-of-everything_1302307.jpg", "contentUrl": 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