Jeff Bridges

“Whenever I work on a part, I look at the world through the filter of the character and I pick things they might use through my observations of real life.”

“I am a product of nepotism. I don't think I would have had the profession that I'm in currently... if it wasn't for my dad.”

“Whenever you're the child of a famous person, you get judged in odd ways because of that.”

“My approach to working in movies is to empower the director to have power over me and to really support his vision because he's the guy, at the end of the day, who's going to put it all together.”

“I'm a big fan of country.”

“It gives me more breadth as an actor and as an artist to not be pigeonholed.”

“Generally speaking I would say I enjoy the smaller films more because there's a less sense of pressure and often the material is more unusual.”

“That's one of the things that's great about acting. You can play all the different aspects of a human being.”

“Mania is a wonderful feeling.”

“Nowadays, in the contract that actors sign, you have to agree that you're going to do a certain amount of publicity-the hard part they don't pay you for.”

“The first thing that pops into my mind when it comes to playing cowboys is my father, Lloyd Bridges. When I was a little kid, I loved to dress up like a cowboy - put on the boots, hat, and walk around. He was in a lot of westerns, and my dad loved to ride.”

“The way to change the world is through individual responsibility and taking local action in your own community.”

“It's the same assignment on every part: you want to create a real world, and the tone of it is a little different on each movie. You have to find your tone and work within that to make it as real so the audience can really engage in the story you're telling.”

“I'm always busy, but I'm lazy as well.”

“Yeah, I'd been around horses most of my life.”

“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.”

“Yeah I loved, as a kid growing up, I loved science-fiction.”

“Ballet might be too formal of a title for the type of dance I do, but I love to dance. I love to draw and paint; I do ceramics and photography. I'm interested in a lot of creative stuff.”

“You always hear people say that having kids changes everything, but you can't fully realize it until you have children yourself.”

“The wonderful thing about acting is that you can use all of your talents and interests in your work.”