Quotes from Jeff Bridges

I like to think of myself as a character actor, though there's some redundancy in that.

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.

Your part can be the king, but unless people are treating you like royalty, you ain't no king, man.

I play music as much as I can. I have a band called The Abiders. We've put out a couple of albums you can find on iTunes. We tour and all that stuff, so music is very much a part of my life.

If you open your heart, then the object of your love becomes so precious because you are so open. And that philosophy, that caring, spreads.

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!

I consider myself pretty lazy, but I look back and check out the stuff I've done, and I say, 'God, that's a lot of stuff for a lazy guy.' It's a paradox, I suppose, being both things.

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

I hate it when there's a good movie, someone overhypes it and I'm disappointed that I don't like it more.

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

Obviously it's fun to let yourself go and eat a pint of Haagen Dazs, but being healthy feels the best. Sobriety and health is the greatest thing.

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

The problem with the designated driver programme, it's not a desirable job. But if you ever get sucked into doing it, have fun with it. At then end of the night drop them off at the wrong house.

I'm one of those guys that spins through the clicker when I'm watching TV. When one of my movies comes on, I'll watch a scene or two.

Sometimes, you can not click with somebody, and it can feel awkward.

I've got a closet full of tuxes, and I appreciate that, because one thing I don't like to do is shop.

I've done several commercials and I've done voiceovers for documentaries.

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.

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

I love marriage.

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

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.

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.

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.