“My mom wasn't a movie star.”
Mom
“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.”
RelationshipAll Quotes by Jeff Bridges
“I think my love of journalizing my life comes from my mom.”
Mom“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.”
Food“That's one of the cool things about fame. You have an affect on society and where it goes.”
Cool“As far as the lack of hits goes, I think perhaps it's because I've played a lot of different roles and have not created a persona that the public can latch on to. I have played everything from psychopathic killers to romantic leading men, and in picking such diverse roles I have avoided typecasting.”
Romantic“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.”
Relationship“Most cynics are really crushed romantics: they've been hurt, they're sensitive, and their cynicism is a shell that's protecting this tiny, dear part in them that's still alive.”
Romantic“I'm very manipulative towards directors. My theory is that everyone on the set is directing the film, we're all receiving art messages from the universe on how we should do the film.”
Art“Do I have a long-term plan? Kind of. I have a general direction, I think. But it's funny what comes down the pike.”
Funny“I don't know how it is for women or for other guys, but when I was young and in my 20s, I had a fear of marriage.”
Fear“Normally, I love to go to the movies and when I see a character portrayed by different actors at different ages, it kind of pops a little bit for me. It brings me out of the movie experience. Now we have the technology to cure that.”
Experience“I have a cycle that is not particularly cool, but it's a cycle: trash myself to reward myself.”
Cool“Unlike a lot of actors, my father encouraged all his kids to go into show business.”
Business“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.”
Great“In life and in movies, it's a similar challenge, where you have expectations, and you end up in situations that are not meeting your expectations.”
Movies“I love marriage.”
Marriage“I'm used to watching old movies of myself.”
Movies“My wife, whenever I'd go off to work and I'd be kind of anxious, she'll say, 'Remember, have fun.' Oh, I forgot, thanks for the reminder. Because sometimes we do forget. We take it all too seriously and there's a lot of joy to be had wherever you are.”
Work“Working with my dad was such a gas. We approached the work in a similar way. We only made two films together when I was an adult, Tucker, and Blown Away, but it was so much fun to play with your parent like that.”
Dad“I just hope that theaters remain. I think there's something very wonderful about getting into a dark room with a bunch of people. There's something cool about that. Brings us all together in one room where we can experience all those emotions.”
Cool