Jeff Bridges Quotes & Sayings (Page 6)

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“I'm also working closely with a group called the Amazon Conservation Team, helping with the rainforest in South America.”

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

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

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

“Movies are like magic tricks.”

“My mother and my father were very nurturing and wonderful examples of how to live your life. I really had a cool foundation.”