Jeff Bridges Quotes and Sayings - Page 1
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“It's not enough just to treat women well. We have to work to make sure all men treat women well.”
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“35 million people in the U.S. are hungry or don't know where their next meal is coming from, and 13 million of them are children. If another country were doing this to our children, we'd be at war.”
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“Live like you're already dead, man. Have a good time. Do your best. Let it all come ripping right through you.”
-- Jeff BridgesSource : "Jeff Bridges Makes a Decision". Interview with Chris Jones, www.esquire.com. April 19, 2011.
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“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.”
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“Poverty is a very complicated issue, but feeding a child isn't.”
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“Sobriety and health is the greatest thing.”
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“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.”
-- Jeff BridgesSource : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
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“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.”
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“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.”
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“One of the greatest feelings in the world is knowing that we as individuals can make a difference. Ending hunger in America is a goal that is literally within our grasp.”
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“You know, ballet might be too formal of a title for the type of dance I do, but I love to dance.”
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“There's kind of a Zen aspect to bowling. The pins are either staying up or down before you even throw your arm back. It's kind of a mind-set. You want to be in this perfect mind-set before you released the ball.”
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“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.”
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“What I learned most from my father wasn't anything he said; it was just the way he behaved. He loved his work so much that, whenever he came on set, he brought that with him, and other people rose to it.”
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“I found that photography was a great way of relaxing on the set.”
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“I just find my creativity manifesting a bunch of different ways.”
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“The wonderful thing about acting is that you can use all of your talents and interests in your work.”
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“I had years of partying, and I was kind of surprised and happy I survived it all. Now, being a parent, I look back on it thinking, Oh God, the things you did!”
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“When you truly commit in your life, you start receiving more than you could imagine.”
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“My wife holds the kite strings that let me go 'weeeeeee', then she reels me back in.”
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“If some crazy idea stays in my head for long enough, then there's no fighting it. I just say, Okay, let's go.”
-- Jeff BridgesSource : "Jeff Bridges Makes a Decision" by Chris Jones, www.esquire.com. April 19, 2011.
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“Normally, we push away the things we're scared of.”
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“People fall in love for mysterious reasons.”
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“Thoughts will change and shift just like the wind and the water when you're on the boat; thoughts are no different than anything else.”
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“One in four kids in the U.S. faces hunger.”
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“Sure, I get the blues. But what I try to do, is apply joy to the blues, you know? I don't know if it's a technique, or just being bent that way, being raised by the folks I was raised by.”
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“Fame really works against actors, in a way, because our anonymity is a wonderful thing for us.”
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“If you open your heart, then the object of your love becomes so precious because you are so open. And that philosophy, that caring, spreads.”
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“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.”
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