388 Quotes by Jeff Bridges

I don't have one movie that is my favorite, I have about 25-30 favorites.

All of this high-tech stuff is supposed to set us free and make life easier. To me, it makes it more difficult and demanding.

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.

You just have to work with your discomfort. It's challenging, but you have to dance the dance that the band's playing. You can't say: "I came here to Cha Cha and they're playing a Waltz, godammit!"

When you start to engage with your creative processes, it shakes up all your impulses, and they all kind of inform one another.

Once, during an interview in front of my wife, I was asked, "Are you one of those actors who brings your character home? Do you stay in character?" I said, "No, not really. I don't do that," and she started laughing. I asked her why. She said, "Well, you might think you don't bring characters home, but you do." So, while I don't feel like a character is lingering, it probably is.

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.

I don't have too much time to jam with the rest of Hollywood.

I've had really great experiences working with first-time directors. They come at filmmaking with fresh ideas. I've been very lucky that way.