Jeff Bridges movie quotes

“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

“Poverty is a very complicated issue, but feeding a child isn't.”
Jeff Bridges

“Ballet might be too formal of a title for the type of dance I do, but I love to dance. I love to draw and paint; I do ceramics and photography. I'm interested in a lot of creative stuff.”
Jeff Bridges

“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

“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

“- Jesus Quintana: Let me tell you something, pendejo. You pull any of your crazy shit with us, you flash a piece out on the lanes, I'll take it away from you, stick it up your ass and pull the fucking trigger 'til it goes click.
- The Dude: Jesus.
- Jesus Quintana: You said it, man. Nobody fucks with the Jesus.”
John Turturro - Jesus Quintana
Jeff Bridges - The Dude

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

“Miles, I fell down. I'm old. Shit happens, get the whiskey.”
Jeff Bridges - Father Daniel Flynn

“- Father Daniel Flynn: I'm not really a priest.
- Darlene Sweet: Yeah, no shit.”
Jeff Bridges - Father Daniel Flynn
Cynthia Erivo - Darlene Sweet

“- Cross-examining Lawyer: Mister Cogburn, in your four years as US Marshal, how many men have you shot?
- Rooster Cogburn: Shot? Or killed?
- Cross-examining Lawyer: Let us restrict it to killed so we may have a manageable figure!”
Joe Stevens - Cross-examining Lawyer
Jeff Bridges - Rooster Cogburn

“You really think that just because you have an idea, it belongs to you? Your father, he helped give us the atomic bomb. Now what kind of world would it be today if he was as selfish as you?”

Jeff Bridges - Obadiah Stane

“- Starman: I thought guns make you a little bit jumpy.
- Jenny Hayden: You make me a little bit jumpy.”
Jeff Bridges - Starman
Karen Allen - Jenny Hayden

“- Master Gregory: Liquids. Needed to ward off evil spirits.
- Tom Ward: Fermented liquids?
- Master Gregory: Lest I forgot, pick up grease, salt, flour, and bacon.
- Tom Ward: I'm starting to wish I was a sixth son.”

Jeff Bridges - Master Gregory
Ben Barnes - Tom Ward

“- Dr. Mark Powell: What would you say if I told you I think you're as human as I am?
- Prot: I would say you're in need of a thorazine drip, Doctor.”
Jeff Bridges - Dr. Mark Powell
Kevin Spacey - Prot

“- Barney Cousins: What's this? Wuthering Heights? Denise, is it not sufficient that while you shall be at peace, I shall ride in the torments of hell?
- Denise Cousins: ... It's romantic.
- Barney Cousins: If they can put it in a book it's not romantic. Romance has to be secret.”
Jeff Bridges - Barney Cousins
Maggie Linderman - Denise Cousins

“Ladies and gentlemen of this Congress, it pains my soul to tell you that you have brought blood and shame under this great dome.”
Jeff Bridges - President Jackson Evans

“- Tom Ward: [sniffs a flask and retches] That is disgusting. What does that kill?
- Master Gregory: [drinks from the flask] Cowardice.”
Ben Barnes - Tom Ward
Jeff Bridges - Master Gregory

“Son, I've played sick, drunk, divorced, and on the run. Bad Blake hasn't missed a goddamn show in his whole fucking life.”

Jeff Bridges - Bad Blake

“- Turner Kendall: Never did see that damn trick done right.
- Alex Sternbergen: And you never will.
- Turner Kendall: Whatever makes you happy.
- Alex Sternbergen: You, oh you make me happy.”

Jeff Bridges - Turner Kendall
Jane Seymour Fonda - Alex Sternbergen

“God damn you Walter! You fuckin' asshole! Everything's a fuckin' travesty with you, man! And what was all that shit about Vietnam? What the fuck has anything got to do with Vietnam? What the fuck are you talking about?”

Jeff Bridges - The Dude

“- Starman: Shit!
- Jenny Hayden: Don't mind him. He's just learning English.
- Roadhouse Waitress: Well, he's got a hell of a start on it!”
Jeff Bridges - Starman
Karen Allen - Jenny Hayden
Lu Leonard - Roadhouse Waitress

“- Jenny Hayden: Why didn't you wake me?
- Starman: I like to watch you sleep. I don't know - why. Strange. I think I am becoming a planet Earth person.”
Karen Allen - Jenny Hayden
Jeff Bridges - Starman

“The ground's too hard. If they wanted a decent funeral, they should have got themselves killed in summer.”

Jeff Bridges - Rooster Cogburn

“- Parry: You have a great set of... dishes.
- Anne: Jack, he's trying to start a con-vuh-sation...
- Jack: Then talk to him, he won't bite you.”
Jeff Bridges - Parry
Mercedes Ruehl - Anne
Jeff Bridges - Jack

“Generally speaking I would say I enjoy the smaller films more because there's a less sense of pressure and often the material is more unusual.”
Jeff Bridges