Jeff Bridges

“When I was really young, my mom enrolled me in dance classes.”

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

“My mom wasn't a movie star.”

“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.”

“Movies are like magic tricks.”

“I'd maybe done about 12 movies when I decided that this was what I was going to do.”

“I'm used to watching old movies of myself.”

“Movies are very subjective.”

“I think there's a real joy in going to see movies when you discover them yourself.”

“Yeah, I've been interested in music since I was a teenager, always writing songs.”

“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.”

“I can see how a relationship with a writer would be an easy thing.”

“When I'm working, I'm very purposeful and everything else gets out of focus. Something I've had to work on together with my wife is how to acknowledge each other in the midst of this and keep the relationship going.”

“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.”

“As far as the lack of hits goes, I think perhaps it's because I've played a lot of different roles and have not created a persona that the public can latch on to. I have played everything from psychopathic killers to romantic leading men, and in picking such diverse roles I have avoided typecasting.”

“Well, I'm not a big sports fan.”

“You know, I thought we could use a good myth about technology to help guide us through these particular modern waters right now.”

“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.”

“Whenever you're the child of a famous person, you get judged in odd ways because of that.”