“Movies are very subjective.”
Movies
“Nowadays it seems more and more like the 'business' in 'show business' is underlined, and there are campaigns, and it's all part of getting people in to see the movies.”
BusinessAll Quotes by Jeff Bridges
“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“I love marriage.”
Marriage“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.”
Funny“Any role that big is going to be a challenge for any actor, but for an actor of a young age, it's going to be even tougher.”
Age“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“You know, I thought we could use a good myth about technology to help guide us through these particular modern waters right now.”
Technology“Technology is such a broad kind of term, it really applies to so many things, from the electric light to running cars on oil. All of these different things can be called technology. I have kind of a love-hate relationship with it, as I expect most people do. With the computer, I spend so many hours sitting in front of a computer.”
Relationship“One of the tough things about being an actor, probably the hardest thing, is getting your foot in the door, and my father handled that for me at a very early age.”
Age“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“My mom wasn't a movie star.”
Mom“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“I think my love of journalizing my life comes from my mom.”
Mom“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“I can see how a relationship with a writer would be an easy thing.”
Relationship“That's one of the cool things about fame. You have an affect on society and where it goes.”
Cool“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 think there's a real joy in going to see movies when you discover them yourself.”
Movies“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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