Life is having its way with me now. And I'm really pleased. Jeff Bridges More Quotes by Jeff Bridges More Quotes From Jeff Bridges You don't really have to do the things that your character is doing. But us actors, we use something called sense memory. I've certainly been drunk before, and part of my job is to recall that without getting drunk. Jeff Bridges jobs character memories 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. Jeff Bridges kind use want Like most of the movies I get involved with, I resisted as long as possible, I really try to figure out why I shouldn't do it and this one had plenty of reasons "not to do it". Jeff Bridges reason trying long I've done quite a few movies, I generally can feel that I'm not right for the role or a general fear if I can pull it off, and him giving that "tag" so to speak gave me the confidence. Like that Miles Davis line, "Don't worry about mistakes, there aren't any." Once you are the part, you're the guy, so you can't not be the guy because you're it. Jeff Bridges mistake worry giving Taylor Sheridan I think wrote a very good script. It reeked of authenticity. He seemed like a guy who knew what he was talking about and it turned out that Taylor's uncle is a Marshal, so he knew things from that side. Jeff Bridges uncles talking thinking 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. Jeff Bridges sailing use wind The more nervous you get, the more worried you get about something... Maybe you just need to take a nap. Jeff Bridges nervous naps needs I'm in New Mexico making a movie called "Granite Mountain." I'm playing the head of the organization called Statesman, which is the United States version of Kingsman. I'm like how Michael Caine was in the original. Jeff Bridges mountain united-states organization Kevin Bacon and I recently worked on a move together, R.I.P.D. Just before we'd begin a scene, when all of us would feel the normal anxiety that actors feel be- fore they start to perform, Kevin would look at me and the other actors with a very serious expression on his face and say: "Remember, everything depends on this!" It would make us all laugh. On the one hand, it's not true of course, but on the other, everything does depend on this, on just this moment and our attitude toward this moment. Jeff Bridges remembers-everything attitude moving Sometimes you'll have a movie that you're very proud of and you think it transcended all of your expectations but it doesn't come out at the right time. I have done movies that have never been released. That can be depressing. Jeff Bridges depressing expectations thinking Sometimes you feel you're making something really special and when it comes out you might still feel that way but for some reason it doesn't get the audience. So many things have to come together to get a creatively successful and financially successful film. Jeff Bridges successful special together Play doesn't have to be a frivolous thing. You may think of a Beethoven symphony as something serious, but it's still being played. I think Oscar Wilde said that life is too important to be taken seriously. Jeff Bridges taken play thinking I thought bringing those two [Taylor Sheridan and David Mackenzie] together, odds are you're going to come up with something pretty good. Jeff Bridges odds together two I guess we all have been tagged, we are all alive right here, right now, we are alive, we can make a difference. We can turn this ship in the way we wan na go, man. Towards love, creating a healthy planet for all of us. Jeff Bridges entertainment The way to change the world is through individual responsibility and taking local action in your own community. Jeff Bridges community change responsibility world Imperfection and perfection go so hand in hand, and our dark and our light are so intertwined, that by trying to push the darkness or the so-called negative aspects of our life to the side... we are preventing ourselves from the fullness of life. Jeff Bridges light darkness dark life Sometimes I think about retiring but not stopping work. Just 're-tiring' - put on some new tires and go on to do something else. Jeff Bridges new think work sometimes We're such a funky species. We're so violent, so greedy - this is how we roll. But what are we going to do about it? How do we move forward given who we are? Because situations don't come out of nothing. They come out of certain conditions. Jeff Bridges forward nothing how greedy There are so many things that pop up. If you are paying attention, you can learn every second of the day. Life is my guru. Jeff Bridges day you attention life It's wrong to rob banks, yeah, but is it right for banks to loan people money, knowing full well they can't pay it back? Jeff Bridges wrong back money people
