Jeff Bridges Quotes
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Execution is everything.
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I'd done about 10 movies before I decided I wanted to make acting the main thrust of my career.
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A fella who accepts himself and is relaxed into who he is - that appeals to people.
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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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When I'm working, I'm very purposeful and everything else gets out of focus. Something I've had to work on together with my wife is how to acknowledge each other in the midst of this and keep the relationship going.
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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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I really try my best not to get attached to a script, because I know what it takes: It takes you away from your family and what you like to do.
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Words fall short sometimes.
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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'm also working closely with a group called the Amazon Conservation Team, helping with the rainforest in South America.
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That movie, 'Airplane!,' what a landmark film it was. It's a great, great movie.
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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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I've been playing since I was a teenager, and I put out a few albums when I was younger. When 'Crazy Heart' took off, it gave me another reason to get into music in a more serious fashion.
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You don't want to vilify your ego.
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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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I love marriage.
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I don't even know what Instagram is, All of this high-tech stuff is supposed to set us free and make life easier. To me, it makes it more difficult and demanding.
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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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I want to have all of my faculties.
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Just getting something in the books that makes sure people with mental illness and terrorists can't get guns would be a good idea.
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I love westerns, I'd love to make more of them.
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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.
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I think there's a real joy in going to see movies when you discover them yourself.
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I'm not locked into playing one guy.