“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.”
FearAll Quotes by Jeff Bridges
“I'm used to watching old movies of myself.”
Movies“I'm very much into the costuming of any character that I portray and it's one of the great things about making movies is it's a collaborative art form so you get all these artists who are looking specifically about for this instance your character's costume and what that might tell about your character.”
Art“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“For me, growing up, the downside of it was that as a kid you don't want to stand out. You don't want to have a famous father let alone get a job because of your famous father, you know? But I'm a product of nepotism. That's how I got my foot in the door, through my dad.”
Alone“Movies are very subjective.”
Movies“Movies are like magic tricks.”
Movies“Sticking with a marriage. That's true grit, man.”
Marriage“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.”
Change“I don't really consider myself one of those actors who takes his work home with him.”
Home“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“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“I love John Irving's stuff. It's that marriage of comedy and tragedy. It's really terrific.”
Marriage“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“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“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“Yeah, I've been interested in music since I was a teenager, always writing songs.”
Music“Whenever you're the child of a famous person, you get judged in odd ways because of that.”
Famous“I think there's a real joy in going to see movies when you discover them yourself.”
Movies“Unlike a lot of actors, my father encouraged all his kids to go into show business.”
Business