Jeff Bridges

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

“I look at the camera as sort of a missing link between motion picture photography and still photography.”

“I never read reviews of something I want to see.”

“You know, ballet might be too formal of a title for the type of dance I do, but I love to dance.”

“My mom wasn't a movie star.”

“Intimacy seems to be one of the major highs of life, whether it's getting to know yourself in a deeper way, or your partner, or the world and the society that you live in.”

“As far as 3-D goes, I don't know if that will stay very long because things are moving so rapidly.”

“We're here for such a short period of time.”

“The more space and emptiness you can create in yourself, then you can let the rest of the world come in and fill you up.”

“I have a cycle that is not particularly cool, but it's a cycle: trash myself to reward myself.”

“Technology is such a broad kind of term, it really applies to so many things, from the electric light to running cars on oil. All of these different things can be called technology. I have kind of a love-hate relationship with it, as I expect most people do. With the computer, I spend so many hours sitting in front of a computer.”

“Do I have a long-term plan? Kind of. I have a general direction, I think. But it's funny what comes down the pike.”

“I just hope that theaters remain. I think there's something very wonderful about getting into a dark room with a bunch of people. There's something cool about that. Brings us all together in one room where we can experience all those emotions.”

“היו לי שנים של מסיבות, והייתי קצת מופתע ושמחתי ששרדתי הכול. עכשיו, בהיותי הורה, אני מסתכל אחורה וחושב, אוי אלוהים, הדברים שעשית!”

“רוב הציניקנים הם באמת רומנטיקנים מרוסקים: הם נפגעו, הם רגישים, והציניות שלהם היא מעטפה המגנה על החלק הזעיר והיקר הזה בהם שעדיין חי.”

“קצת מרדתי... לא ידעתי מה אני רוצה לעשות כשהייתי ילד וסירבתי להיכנס, אתה יודע, לתחום העיסוק של אבא.”

“אני תמיד נהנה לעשות משהו אחר לחלוטין מהדבר האחרון שעשיתי.”

“It can kind of screw up things if you're trying to overwork something.”

“Loving movies myself, I know when I see a film with someone with a strong persona, it's hard to overlay another character on top of that.”

“The Oscar nomination is great. It's a great pat on the back. And I like that.”