Jeff Bridges Quotes
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We're such a funky species. We're so violent, so greedy - this is how we roll. But what are we going to do about it? How do we move forward given who we are? Because situations don't come out of nothing. They come out of certain conditions.
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I've worked with a lot of first-time directors who kind of look to me for ideas and opinions and stuff, and I'm a team player.
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Execution is everything.
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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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Every time I walk down one of those red carpets, you think I'd be used to it after all these years, but it's like it's happening for the first time.
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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'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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That movie, 'Airplane!,' what a landmark film it was. It's a great, great movie.
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Often when I finish a film I'll have that feeling inside me: 'I never want to do this ever again. I don't want to pretend anymore. I want to be myself and do that.' And then, thank God, that feeling goes away after a month or so and I'm raring to go again.
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The Oscar nomination is great. It's a great pat on the back. And I like that.
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Directing takes a lot of time.
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I'm kind of an idea guy.
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When a story is told really well and is real, even if it's not about their own lives, people can apply it to themselves.
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If you're married you'll have tough times.
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Generally speaking I would say I enjoy the smaller films more because there's a less sense of pressure and often the material is more unusual.
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Life is having its way with me now. And I'm really pleased.
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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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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.
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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 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.
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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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Sometimes I think of movie acting as advanced pretend.
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Well, there are all kinds of gutters. Life will supply you with gutters.
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You don't want to vilify your ego.