388 Quotes by Jeff Bridges

Everyone I meet is in my sangha. I don’t know if that’s the proper definition, but that’s the way I’m going to hold it in my mind.

Well that’s like, your opinion, man.

You’ve got to take care of yourself on the path, not just when you cross the goal line, because don’t forget, wherever you are, that’s the goal line.

I’d done about 10 movies before I decided I wanted to make acting the main thrust of my career.

One thing I want to do is create something called Ring Around Congress. It would be a state deal and also a national thing, where the kids, as a field trip, will go and join hands around Congress and give the politicians report cards on how they’re voting on hunger issues.

I’ve done several commercials and I’ve done voiceovers for documentaries.

I consider myself pretty lazy, but I look back and check out the stuff I’ve done, and I say, ‘God, that’s a lot of stuff for a lazy guy.’ It’s a paradox, I suppose, being both things.

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.

I know how to dance with the wind, I can use its power by sailing this way, then that way, and again this way, till finally I get to you. With rowing, you’re working primarily with your arms and shoulders. But with sailing, you’re making bigger use of the wind and the waves.