You prep, you prep, you prep. And on the day that you film, you let all of that go. I try to achieve emptiness as much as possible - the Zen thing - to let the deal come out of that nothing. Jeff Bridges achievedaydeal Change image and share on social
I come from a family of teasers myself. My grandfather was from Liverpool, and he had a dry sense of humor, and he would tease us terribly. My brother Beau was so skilled in his teasing that he could get a rise out of me by simply pointing at me. Jeff Bridges beaubrotherfamily share on social
We're such a funky species. We're so violent, so greedy - this is how we roll. But what are we going to do about it? How do we move forward given who we are? Because situations don't come out of nothing. They come out of certain conditions. Jeff Bridges conditionforwardfunky share on social
It's interesting to explore the darker side, but the hero piece is interesting as well. It's like choosing between comedy or drama. I like to do both. Jeff Bridges choosecomedydark Change image and share on social
Poverty is a very complicated issue, but feeding a child isn't. Jeff Bridges childcomplicatefeed Change image and share on social
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 audiencebringconstantly Change image and share on social
There is one particular argument that I call our 'ancient war.' If it could be summed up in one phrase, it would be, 'You don't get it. You don't understand what it's like to be me living with you.' There is such truth in that statement. None of us can really appreciate what it is like to be the other person, what that point of view feels like. Jeff Bridges ancientargumentcall share on social
Like most kids, you don't want to do what your folks want you to do. You've got your own thing. Jeff Bridges folkhavekid Change image and share on social
What are the aspects of yourself that line up with the character? You magnify those, and the ones that don't match up you kind of kick to the curb. Jeff Bridges aspectcharactercurb Change image and share on social
Sometimes I think about retiring but not stopping work. Just 're-tiring' - put on some new tires and go on to do something else. Jeff Bridges putretirestop Change image and share on social