Jeff Bridges Quotes

I had a great '70s. I survived it, and that's always good news.

Fame works against actors, in a way, because our anonymity is a wonderful thing for us.

You can relate to somebody's pain and you have compassion, which can lead to intimacy.

Fame really works against actors, in a way, because our anonymity is a wonderful thing for us.

My website's kind of fun for me. I get to do drawings on that. It's kind of fun.

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

I don't have one movie that is my favourite, I have about 25-30 favourites.

Myths are wonderful - they really tell the stories that connect all of us and teach us so much.

I just find my creativity manifesting a bunch of different ways.

That's one of the cool things about fame. You have an affect on society and where it goes.

Sticking with a marriage. That's true grit, man.

I found that photography was a great way of relaxing on the set.

Sobriety and health is the greatest thing.

Work takes me away from my wife, Sue, and my life in Santa Barbara.

We love things that are convenient.

I'm constantly falling deeper in love with my wife.

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.

I have no lucky charm. I am 100 percent superstition-free, and I take nothing for granted.

Movies are like magic tricks.

I don't think I ever went down that movie star path. I always enjoy taking a 90-degree turn from the last thing I did.

I think my love of journalizing my life comes from my mom.

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

When you're a professional you gotta do it [your job] when you don't feel like doing it.

One in four kids in the U.S. faces hunger.

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

I kept dreaming of a world I thought I'd never see, and then... one day... I got in!

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.

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.

So I have this word for much of what I do in life: 'parking.' I'm not playing and I'm not working, I'm looking.

I used to be somebody. Now I’m somebody else.

You can change things, you can make things better.

A fool and his money are quickly parted.

Well, there are all kinds of gutters. Life will supply you with gutters.

It's not enough just to treat women well. We have to work to make sure all men treat women well.

My wife holds the kite strings that let me go 'weeeeeee', then she reels me back in.

A fella who accepts himself and is relaxed into who he is - that appeals to people.

Poverty is a very complicated issue, but feeding a child isn't.

If some crazy idea stays in my head for long enough, then there's no fighting it. I just say, Okay, let's go.

When you truly commit in your life, you start receiving more than you could imagine.

Always maintain a joyful mind. Appreciate the struggles as opportunities to wake up.

Memories are not just about the past. They determine our future.