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
I don't really think in career terms.
I think my love of journalizing my life comes from my mom.
I've never been motivated by the award thing. There's a certain thing that this fame thing does that makes my job harder, in a way. I'm still working with that. I don't think about it too much until somebody asks me a question, and then I think about it.
Play doesn't have to be a frivolous thing. You may think of a Beethoven symphony as something serious, but it's still being played. I think Oscar Wilde said that life is too important to be taken seriously.
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.
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.
Every time I walk down one of those red carpets, you think I'd be used to it after all these years, but it's like it's happening for the first time.
One of my favorite artists is Tom Waits, whom most people think of as a wonderful singer-songwriter and a great poet. I certainly think of him that way, but I also know him as a terrific actor. You know, that persona that he puts on when he's doing his music comes from being an actor, figuring out a persona.
I think there's a real joy in going to see movies when you discover them yourself.
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.
I don't think I ever went down that movie star path. I always enjoy taking a 90-degree turn from the last thing I did.
You have that Frank Capra kind of side to it and the characters are really well drawn, so I think everybody tried their best to stay faithful to the script.
I like to think of myself as a character actor, though there's some redundancy in that.
I think we're all hooked, I feel my own hook-ness on immediate gratification you know. I want what I want.