59 Quotes By Jeff Bridges


It's funny. You succeed, but now where are you gonna go from there? I've got to keep proving that I can laugh or cry more real each time.
Jeff Bridges on funny

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.
Jeff Bridges on funny

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 on great

Sobriety and health is the greatest thing.
Jeff Bridges on health

Eating ice cream and not exercising is great. The downside is your health isn't so good.
Jeff Bridges on health

I don't really consider myself one of those actors who takes his work home with him.
Jeff Bridges on home

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.
Jeff Bridges on hope

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

I love John Irving's stuff. It's that marriage of comedy and tragedy. It's really terrific.
Jeff Bridges on marriage

I love marriage.
Jeff Bridges on marriage

I don't know how it is for women or for other guys, but when I was young and in my 20s, I had a fear of marriage.
Jeff Bridges on marriage

When I was really young, my mom enrolled me in dance classes.
Jeff Bridges on mom

I think my love of journalizing my life comes from my mom.
Jeff Bridges on mom

My mom wasn't a movie star.
Jeff Bridges on mom

In life and in movies, it's a similar challenge, where you have expectations, and you end up in situations that are not meeting your expectations.
Jeff Bridges on movies

Movies are like magic tricks.
Jeff Bridges on movies

I'd maybe done about 12 movies when I decided that this was what I was going to do.
Jeff Bridges on movies

I'm used to watching old movies of myself.
Jeff Bridges on movies

Movies are very subjective.
Jeff Bridges on movies

Normally, I love to go to the movies and when I see a character portrayed by different actors at different ages, it kind of pops a little bit for me. It brings me out of the movie experience. Now we have the technology to cure that.
Jeff Bridges on movies