“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.” IfsKnowsWayMindDefinitionsSangha Author:Jeff Bridges
“There are some actors that want you to call them by their character's name and they have no relationship with you outside of the character. But I like to get to know who I'm working with so that we can relax together, and it's more fun.” KnowsWantCharacterTogetherActorsNamesFunRelax Author:Jeff Bridges
“I've done movies in the past that have so many characters and I find it's very hard to follow all these stories. You end up not caring about any of the people and I thought that would be the case in this film, and you had these big speeches for each character, you know, it's like "God that's how you'll have to cut that down in order to paste it all", to edit the movie and my representatives could say "no, you really you ought to check it out.” PeopleKnowsEndsHardDoneCharacterStoriesBigsWould BePastFilmOrderCasesCuttingOughtSpeechCaringChecksRepresentativesEditsNot Caring Author:Jeff Bridges
“There's lots of good movies where you feel that the dialogue could be improvised, but very little was. The "Big Lebowski" was like that where people say "oh, you know, that sounds so..." and we'd always go back and get every man, every ellipses in there the way these guys write it. Because not only is it saying what Michael wants the character to say but the way they all speak kind of creates this tone because it's not exactly real.” PeopleKnowsMenWayWantFeelsWritingKindLittlesRealCharacterBigsGuySpeakSoundEvery ManDialogueToneGood Movie Author:Jeff Bridges
“We would do improvisation together. And that in a way, had almost a "student-film side" where we'd be sitting there with Robert Downey and Jon Favreau and we're playing around, we're jamming around and we read those pages and in next couple of days that's what we do, so it was a good experience. Kind of frightening at first because you didn't quite know how it was going to work out, but they had some very talented people there so it worked out well.” PeopleKnowsWayFirstsWellsKindTogetherFilmNextSidesKnow HowStudentsCouplePagesSittingWork OutFrighteningGoing To WorkImprovisationPlaying AroundGood ExperiencesRobert Downey Author:Jeff Bridges
“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.” KnowsYoungGuyKnow HowOther Guys Author:Jeff Bridges
“I don't have too many plans filled out. I know I want to keep doing more music. I've got a couple of albums worth of songs I'd like to put it out there. As far as movies, I just want to continue how I've been doing it: working with terrific people is certainly on my agenda, and then doing stories that interest me.” PeopleKnowsWantStoriesSongInterestPlansCoupleFilledAlbumsAgendasTerrificFilled Out Author:Jeff Bridges
“I really try hard not to work, not to engage, because I know what that means. What hard work it is; it takes me away from my family.” KnowsTryingMeanHardHard WorkMy FamilyWorking ItTake MeTake Me Away Author:Jeff Bridges
“I remember when I was a kid, with the acting thing, I resented it because, you know, you don't want to do what your parents want you to do.” KnowsWantKidsRememberParentActingRemember When Author:Jeff Bridges
“One of the things that I find so exciting about life is that you're constantly surprised. You never know what's going to happen, and it's certainly like that making movies; every once in a while, one will come along that transcends all of your expectations.” KnowsHappensLife IsExpectationsExciting Author:Jeff Bridges
“One of my favorite artists is Tom Waits, whom most people think of as a wonderful singer-songwriter and a great poet. I certainly think of him that way, but I also know him as a terrific actor. You know, that persona that he puts on when he's doing his music comes from being an actor, figuring out a persona.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWayArtistActorsWaitingWonderfulPoetMy FavoriteSingersTomsSongwritersTerrificPersonaSinger SongwritersGreat PoetFavorite Artist Author:Jeff Bridges
“Making a film, it uses a certain... 'pretend-muscle,' I don't know what you want to call it. It exhausts something in me, I find. It has to be really something to get me interested.” KnowsWantUseFilmCertainWhat You WantMuscles Author:Jeff Bridges
“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.” KnowsWayI CanUseKnow HowWindArmsBiggerWaveShouldersSailingRowing Author:Jeff Bridges
“This is many, many years ago. It was shortly after "Starman" I think. I don't know how close I was to getting the part. I met with [director] Penny Marshall and that's one that I knew would be a hit. It just felt hit-ish. But it's like you go to a store and you see a jacket and you go "I love that jacket" and you try it on and it's too big or too small for you and it's the only one they have. For some reason that part just didn't fit me.” ThinkingKnowsTryingYearsReasonBigsWould BeFeltKnow HowLike YouFitMetsDirectorsYears AgoStoresJacketsPennies Author:Jeff Bridges
“I confessed to Mike [Cimino] a couple of days before we shot. I was like, "What am I doing here, Mike?" And Mike just looked at me, in that very directorial manor, took a long pause, and he said, "You know the game tag?" And I said, "Yeah." And he said, "Well, you're it." That was some of the best direction I think I've ever received.” ThinkingKnowsWellsLongSaidGamesCoupleShotsYeahPausesMikeTag Author:Jeff Bridges
“He [Michael Cimino] wasn't the typical filmmaker. I don't know if he had more in him, he certainly had a lot of scripts. I know he wrote a hell of a lot.” IfsKnowsHellScriptsFilmmakerTypical Author:Jeff Bridges
“I went through a very hairy period. I had a movie where I was going to play Walt Whitman that fell through. At the time, I had grown this huge beard and very long hair. But then, the movie got canceled, I had some other parts, and I currently have very short hair. So, when I look in the mirror, I don't know who I am exactly. It's interesting.” KnowsLooksLongPlayInterestingHugeHairPeriodsMirrorsWho I AmBeardWaltLong HairShort Hair Author:Jeff Bridges
“Normally, after a movie, you know, you don't want to get up and do another one right away. That kind of pretend muscle or whatever you use making movies is kind of, you know, spent. And you have other things to do.” KnowsWantKindUseGet UpThings To DoMuscles Author:Jeff Bridges
“You know, I thought we could use a good myth about technology to help guide us through these particular modern waters right now.” KnowsHelpingUseWaterTechnologyModernParticularRight NowMythGuides Author:Jeff Bridges
“You know, ballet might be too formal of a title for the type of dance I do, but I love to dance.” KnowsInspirationalMightTypeDanceTitlesBalletFormal Author:Jeff Bridges
“As far as 3-D goes, I don't know if that will stay very long because things are moving so rapidly.” IfsKnowsLongMoving Author:Jeff Bridges
“I think we're all hooked, I feel my own hook-ness on immediate gratification you know. I want what I want.” ThinkingKnowsWantFeelsMy OwnHookGratificationHookedImmediate Gratification Author:Jeff Bridges
“If you're like me, I get hooked into to-do lists, you know. I'll say I checked that off. Okay, I did that. And you have all these things you're doing.” IfsKnowsOkayListsLike MeHooked Author:Jeff Bridges
“My m.o. as far as choosing projects is I really try not to work. I try to not do the scripts that are offered me. I'm in this wonderful position to be able to do that. The reason I do that is because I know what it takes once I engage, what that means for me personally and for my wife.” KnowsTryingMeanReasonAbleWifeWonderfulPositionProjectsScriptsMy Wife Author:Jeff Bridges
“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.” IfsKnowsWayTryingJoyRaisedFolksTechniqueJust BeingBent Author:Jeff Bridges
“You know, it's kind of a shame in a way but the more seasoned directors a lot of times have more difficult getting a job than first time guys. New kid on the block kind of thing.” KnowsWayFirstsKindKidsJobsGuyDifficultDirectorsFirst TimeShameBlock Author:Jeff Bridges
“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.” PeopleIfsKnowsChildrenWarCountryNextPoorMillionsSocietyOur ChildrenHungerHungryUsaMealsWorld HungerEnding HungerHunger For FoodFood BanksHunger Awareness Author:Jeff Bridges
“For me, growing up, the downside of it was that as a kid you don't want to stand out. You don't want to have a famous father let alone get a job because of your famous father, you know? But I'm a product of nepotism. That's how I got my foot in the door, through my dad.” KnowsWantKidsJobsFatherGrowing UpGrowingDoorsFeetProductsDadMy DadStanding OutNepotism Author:Jeff Bridges
