Jeff Bridges quotes

“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.”

— Jeff Bridges

“Basically, one of the hardest things about being an actor is getting your first break. I'm a product of nepotism. The doors were open to me. I'd done several movies before I decided what I wanted to do.”

— Jeff Bridges

“Sometimes, you can not click with somebody, and it can feel awkward.”

— Jeff Bridges

“The problem with the designated driver programme, it's not a desirable job. But if you ever get sucked into doing it, have fun with it. At then end of the night drop them off at the wrong house.”

— Jeff Bridges

“I've gone out of my way to not take baggage with me from film to film.”

— Jeff Bridges

“I've worked with a lot of first-time directors who kind of look to me for ideas and opinions and stuff, and I'm a team player.”

— Jeff Bridges

“It's a wonderful metaphor, catching a wave, for how you can look at other challenges in your life.”

— Jeff Bridges

“I look back at my filmography, and I'm pretty jazzed with the stuff I've been part of. They're all movies I'd like to see.”

— Jeff Bridges

“I think my love of journalizing my life comes from my mom.”

— 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 parent like that.”

— Jeff Bridges

“I have hesitation making any kind of decision, really in my life. I'm really slow at it.”

— Jeff Bridges

“I'm constantly falling deeper in love with my wife.”

— Jeff Bridges

“Sticking with a marriage. That's true grit, man.”

— Jeff Bridges

“My mother and my father were very nurturing and wonderful examples of how to live your life.”

— Jeff Bridges

“As filmmakers, we're constantly always looking for something to bring the audience deeper into the reality of the story we're telling.”

— Jeff Bridges