Jeff Bridges Quotes
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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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Well, when we made 'Tron' there was no internet, no cellphones.
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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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I think there's a real joy in going to see movies when you discover them yourself.
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I don't really think in career terms.
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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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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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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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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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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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The wonderful thing about acting is that you can use all of your talents and interests in your work.
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Words fall short sometimes.
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Pretend was a big part of my childhood.
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I've produced a couple of films and really enjoyed starting it from the very beginning and seeing it all the way through to the end; that was very gratifying.
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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'm also working closely with a group called the Amazon Conservation Team, helping with the rainforest in South America.
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A fella who accepts himself and is relaxed into who he is - that appeals to people.
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I'm not locked into playing one guy.
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As filmmakers, we're constantly always looking for something to bring the audience deeper into the reality of the story we're telling.
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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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You don't want to vilify your ego.
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Making a film, it uses a certain... 'pretend-muscle,' I don't know what you want to call it. It exhausts something in me, I find. It has to be really something to get me interested.