Jeff Bridges Quotes
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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.
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I've got a closet full of tuxes, and I appreciate that, because one thing I don't like to do is shop.
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Fame really works against actors, in a way, because our anonymity is a wonderful thing for us.
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My mother and my father were very nurturing and wonderful examples of how to live your life. I really had a cool foundation.
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My mother and my father were very nurturing and wonderful examples of how to live your life.
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As far as 3-D goes, I don't know if that will stay very long because things are moving so rapidly.
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Sometimes I think about retiring but not stopping work. Just 're-tiring' - put on some new tires and go on to do something else.
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I have a cycle that is not particularly cool, but it's a cycle: trash myself to reward myself.
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It's the same assignment on every part: you want to create a real world, and the tone of it is a little different on each movie. You have to find your tone and work within that to make it as real so the audience can really engage in the story you're telling.
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Sticking with a marriage. That's true grit, man.
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I'm light and airy.
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I don't really think in career terms.
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I'm also working closely with a group called the Amazon Conservation Team, helping with the rainforest in South America.
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I love westerns, I'd love to make more of them.
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I've worked with a lot of kids, and when you're working with kids they have certain hours that they have to work.
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My father, he really encouraged me to really get into acting. He loved it so much, and he taught all the basics.
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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.
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I am a product of nepotism. I don't think I would have had the profession that I'm in currently... if it wasn't for my dad.
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Your part can be the king, but unless people are treating you like royalty, you ain't no king, man.
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Mania is a wonderful feeling.
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Pretend was a big part of my childhood.
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Sure, I get the blues. But what I try to do, is apply joy to the blues, you know? I don't know if it's a technique, or just being bent that way, being raised by the folks I was raised by.
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I remember being on a black-and-white set all day and then going out into daylight and being amazed by the colour.
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You don't want to vilify your ego.