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 pare…

My wife, whenever I'd go off to work and I'd be kind of anxious, she'll say, 'Remember, have fun.' Oh, I forgot, thanks for the reminder. Because sometimes we do forget. We take it all too seriously …

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.

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.

Normally, I love to go to the movies and when I see a character portrayed by different actors at different ages, it kind of pops a little bit for me. It brings me out of the movie experience. Now we …

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 …

You know, I thought we could use a good myth about technology to help guide us through these particular modern waters right now.

Well, I'm not a big sports fan.

That's one of the cool things about fame. You have an affect on society and where it goes.

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 psycho…

Most cynics are really crushed romantics: they've been hurt, they're sensitive, and their cynicism is a shell that's protecting this tiny, dear part in them that's still alive.

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 rel…

I can see how a relationship with a writer would be an easy thing.

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 …

If you change partners every time it gets tough or you get a little dissatisfied, then I don't think you get the richness that's available in a long-term relationship.

Yeah, I've been interested in music since I was a teenager, always writing songs.

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.

I think there's a real joy in going to see movies when you discover them yourself.

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 spe…

Normally, I love to go to the movies and when I see a character portrayed by different actors at different ages, it kind of pops a little bit for me. It brings me out of the movie experience. Now we …

Movies are very subjective.

I'm used to watching old movies of myself.

I'd maybe done about 12 movies when I decided that this was what I was going to do.

Movies are like magic tricks.

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.