Jeff Bridges Quotes
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As far as Beau is concerned, we're on the same team, we root for each other. If my parts are slightly more attractive, or are perceived that way by others, he's very content.
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Life is having its way with me now. And I'm really pleased.
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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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I'm not locked into playing one guy.
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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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It's a wonderful metaphor, catching a wave, for how you can look at other challenges in your life.
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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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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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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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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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There's a bit of the kid in me.
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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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I love John Irving's stuff. It's that marriage of comedy and tragedy. It's really terrific.
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I like to know where the camera is.
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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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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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I'm drawn to the path of least resistance.
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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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In a marriage, every fight is the same fight, over and over again, in different forms.
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That movie, 'Airplane!,' what a landmark film it was. It's a great, great movie.
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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'm always busy, but I'm lazy as well.