Jeff Bridges
Jeff Bridges
Jeffrey Leon "Jeff" Bridgesis an American actor, singer and producer. He comes from a prominent acting family, and appeared on the television series Sea Hunt, with his father, Lloyd Bridges and brother, Beau Bridges. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as Otis "Bad" Blake in the 2009 film Crazy Heart, and earned Academy Award nominations for his roles in The Last Picture Show, Thunderbolt and Lightfoot, Starman, The Contenderand True Grit. His other films include...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth4 December 1949
CityLos Angeles, CA
CountryUnited States of America
If some crazy idea stays in my head for long enough, then there's no fighting it. I just say, Okay, let's go.
You have to find your tone and work within that to make it as real so the audience can really engage in the story you're telling.
The wonderful thing about acting is that you can use all of your talents and interests in your work.
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.
Sobriety and health is the greatest thing.
If you open your heart, then the object of your love becomes so precious because you are so open. And that philosophy, that caring, spreads.
I'm always busy, but I'm lazy as well.
Fame really works against actors, in a way, because our anonymity is a wonderful thing for us.
As a kid, you want to be liked for who you are. You don't want to be liked for who your parents are. You don't want to get a job because of who your parents are. You want to do it on your own, with your own gifts and your own value. So, I decided to spare my kids that and not be as pro-active as my dad was.
You don't want to do what your parents want you to do. You got your own things. And the whole idea of getting a job because of who your father is - that didn't isn't right.
I went through a very hairy period. I had a movie where I was going to play Walt Whitman that fell through. At the time, I had grown this huge beard and very long hair. But then, the movie got canceled, I had some other parts, and I currently have very short hair. So, when I look in the mirror, I don't know who I am exactly. It's interesting.
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.
My wife holds the kite strings that let me go 'weeeeeee', then she reels me back in.
Making films is sort of like you're pulling off a magic trick. It's sort of like an illusion. It's not real but you want it to appear real, and all kinds of things go into that, from the clothes you're wearing to the make-up, to the light.