Jeff Bridges Quotes
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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.
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The hoopla with all the award season is kind of mind-boggling. It kind of puts you on your heels.
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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 love marriage.
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Words fall short sometimes.
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Intimacy seems to be one of the major highs of life, whether it's getting to know yourself in a deeper way, or your partner, or the world and the society that you live in.
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There's a bit of the kid in me.
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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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It's interesting to explore the darker side, but the hero piece is interesting as well. It's like choosing between comedy or drama. I like to do both.
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It's a wonderful metaphor, catching a wave, for how you can look at other challenges in your life.
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I love John Irving's stuff. It's that marriage of comedy and tragedy. It's really terrific.
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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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I like to know where the camera is.
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I'm drawn to the path of least resistance.
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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.
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Directing takes a lot of time.
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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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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.
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That movie, 'Airplane!,' what a landmark film it was. It's a great, great movie.
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I'm at this time in life when I have to take the opportunities I have left.
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In a marriage, every fight is the same fight, over and over again, in different forms.
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My m.o. as far as choosing projects is I really try not to work. I try to not do the scripts that are offered me. I'm in this wonderful position to be able to do that. The reason I do that is because I know what it takes once I engage, what that means for me personally and for my wife.