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Jeff Bridges
Quotes by Jeff Bridges
Quotes by Jeff Bridges
“Most cynics are really crushed romantics: they've been hurt, they're sensitive, and their cynicism is a shell that's protecting this tiny, dear part in them that's still alive.”
Jeff Bridges
“There's kind of a Zen aspect to bowling. The pins are either staying up or down before you even throw your arm back. It's kind of a mind-set. You want to be in this perfect mind-set before you released the ball.”
Jeff Bridges
“I remember being on a black-and-white set all day and then going out into daylight and being amazed by the colour.”
Jeff Bridges
“You prep, you prep, you prep. And on the day that you film, you let all of that go. I try to achieve emptiness as much as possible - the Zen thing - to let the deal come out of that nothing.”
Jeff Bridges
“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.”
Jeff Bridges
“Poverty is a very complicated issue, but feeding a child isn't.”
Jeff Bridges
“I had years of partying, and I was kind of surprised and happy I survived it all. Now, being a parent, I look back on it thinking, Oh God, the things you did!”
Jeff Bridges
“With a labyrinth, you make a choice to go in - and once you've chosen, around and around you go. But you always find your way to the center.”
Jeff Bridges
“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.”
Jeff Bridges
“You can relate to somebody's pain and you have compassion, which can lead to intimacy.”
Jeff Bridges
“We're here for such a short period of time. Live like you're already dead, man. Have a good time. Do your best. Let it all come ripping right through you.”
Jeff Bridges
“A large part of acting is just pretending. You get to work with these other great make-believers, all making believe as hard as they can.”
Jeff Bridges
“Sobriety and health is the greatest thing.”
Jeff Bridges
“For me and my wife, it was love at first sight.”
Jeff Bridges
“Your part can be the king, but unless people are treating you like royalty, you ain't no king, man.”
Jeff Bridges
“We love things that are convenient.”
Jeff Bridges
“If you change partners every time it gets tough or you get a little dissatisfied, then I don't think you get the richness that's available in a long-term relationship.”
Jeff Bridges
“I'm always busy, but I'm lazy as well.”
Jeff Bridges
“Live like you're already dead, man. Have a good time. Do your best. Let it all come ripping right through you.”
Jeff Bridges
“Eating ice cream and not exercising is great. The downside is your health isn't so good.”
Jeff Bridges
“Execution is everything.”
Jeff Bridges
“My wife holds the kite strings that let me go 'weeeeeee', then she reels me back in.”
Jeff Bridges
“It can kind of screw up things if you're trying to overwork something.”
Jeff Bridges
“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.”
Jeff Bridges
“You don't want to vilify your ego.”
Jeff Bridges
“Life's picking up speed.”
Jeff Bridges
“This idea of how everything is interconnected, and the impermanence of things.. It sums up the human condition to me, and it helps me on my path.”
Jeff Bridges
“One thing I want to do is create something called Ring Around Congress. It would be a state deal and also a national thing, where the kids, as a field trip, will go and join hands around Congress and give the politicians report cards on how they're voting on hunger issues.”
Jeff Bridges
“I kind of quit surfing when I got out of high school, but then a few years ago I started to take it up again. I'm not an expert by any means, but it's so wonderful to get out in the ocean and get a different perspective on things.”
Jeff Bridges
“My wife, whenever I'd go off to work and I'd be kind of anxious, she'll say, 'Remember, have fun.' Oh, I forgot, thanks for the reminder. Because sometimes we do forget. We take it all too seriously and there's a lot of joy to be had wherever you are.”
Jeff Bridges
