Jeff Bridges
One of the tough things about being an actor, probably the hardest thing, is getting your foot in the door, and my father handled that for me at a very early age.
-Jeff Bridges
age
Any role that big is going to be a challenge for any actor, but for an actor of a young age, it's going to be even tougher.
-Jeff Bridges
age
For me, growing up, the downside of it was that as a kid you don't want to stand out. You don't want to have a famous father let alone get a job because of your famous father, you know? But I'm a product of nepotism. That's how I got my foot in the door, through my dad.
-Jeff Bridges
alone
I'm very manipulative towards directors. My theory is that everyone on the set is directing the film, we're all receiving art messages from the universe on how we should do the film.
-Jeff Bridges
art
I'm very much into the costuming of any character that I portray and it's one of the great things about making movies is it's a collaborative art form so you get all these artists who are looking specifically about for this instance your character's costume and what that might tell about your character.
-Jeff Bridges
art
Unlike a lot of actors, my father encouraged all his kids to go into show business.
-Jeff Bridges
business
Nowadays it seems more and more like the 'business' in 'show business' is underlined, and there are campaigns, and it's all part of getting people in to see the movies.
-Jeff Bridges
business
If you change partners every time it gets tough or you get a little dissatisfied, then I don't think you get the richness that's available in a long-term relationship.
-Jeff Bridges
change
Thoughts will change and shift just like the wind and the water when you're on the boat thoughts are no different than anything else.
-Jeff Bridges
change
I have a cycle that is not particularly cool, but it's a cycle: trash myself to reward myself.
-Jeff Bridges
cool
That's one of the cool things about fame. You have an affect on society and where it goes.
-Jeff Bridges
cool
I just hope that theaters remain. I think there's something very wonderful about getting into a dark room with a bunch of people. There's something cool about that. Brings us all together in one room where we can experience all those emotions.
-Jeff Bridges
cool
Working with my dad was such a gas. We approached the work in a similar way. We only made two films together when I was an adult, Tucker, and Blown Away, but it was so much fun to play with your parent like that.
-Jeff Bridges
dad
For me, growing up, the downside of it was that as a kid you don't want to stand out. You don't want to have a famous father let alone get a job because of your famous father, you know? But I'm a product of nepotism. That's how I got my foot in the door, through my dad.
-Jeff Bridges
dad
Normally, I love to go to the movies and when I see a character portrayed by different actors at different ages, it kind of pops a little bit for me. It brings me out of the movie experience. Now we have the technology to cure that.
-Jeff Bridges
experience
I just hope that theaters remain. I think there's something very wonderful about getting into a dark room with a bunch of people. There's something cool about that. Brings us all together in one room where we can experience all those emotions.
-Jeff Bridges
experience
For me, growing up, the downside of it was that as a kid you don't want to stand out. You don't want to have a famous father let alone get a job because of your famous father, you know? But I'm a product of nepotism. That's how I got my foot in the door, through my dad.
-Jeff Bridges
famous
Whenever you're the child of a famous person, you get judged in odd ways because of that.
-Jeff Bridges
famous
I don't know how it is for women or for other guys, but when I was young and in my 20s, I had a fear of marriage.
-Jeff Bridges
fear
I first got involved with ending world hunger, and I got hip to the facts about it - what a huge problem it was and how it wasn't a matter of not having food or not knowing how to end it, but it was a matter of creating the political will.
-Jeff Bridges
food
It's funny. You succeed, but now where are you gonna go from there? I've got to keep proving that I can laugh or cry more real each time.
-Jeff Bridges
funny
Do I have a long-term plan? Kind of. I have a general direction, I think. But it's funny what comes down the pike.
-Jeff Bridges
funny
A large part of acting is just pretending. You get to work with these other great make-believers, all making believe as hard as they can.
-Jeff Bridges
great
Sobriety and health is the greatest thing.
-Jeff Bridges
health
Eating ice cream and not exercising is great. The downside is your health isn't so good.
-Jeff Bridges
health
I don't really consider myself one of those actors who takes his work home with him.
-Jeff Bridges
home
I just hope that theaters remain. I think there's something very wonderful about getting into a dark room with a bunch of people. There's something cool about that. Brings us all together in one room where we can experience all those emotions.
-Jeff Bridges
hope
Sticking with a marriage. That's true grit, man.
-Jeff Bridges
marriage
I love John Irving's stuff. It's that marriage of comedy and tragedy. It's really terrific.
-Jeff Bridges
marriage
I love marriage.
-Jeff Bridges
marriage
I don't know how it is for women or for other guys, but when I was young and in my 20s, I had a fear of marriage.
-Jeff Bridges
marriage
When I was really young, my mom enrolled me in dance classes.
-Jeff Bridges
mom
I think my love of journalizing my life comes from my mom.
-Jeff Bridges
mom
My mom wasn't a movie star.
-Jeff Bridges
mom
In life and in movies, it's a similar challenge, where you have expectations, and you end up in situations that are not meeting your expectations.
-Jeff Bridges
movies
Movies are like magic tricks.
-Jeff Bridges
movies
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