Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Jeff Bridges in GQ




The one thing I took from this interview with GQ is that Jeff Bridges doesn't run away from his past. What I mean by that is that he actually brings up The Big Lebowski all on his own. No prompting. None of that crap about being typecast or he has moved on to other roles. He knows it is important to people so he brings it up. In this case he brought it up when referring to the scattering of his father's ashes."When we scattered my father it was like that scene from [The Big] Lebowski, " where Bridges and John Goodman get a face full of Steve Buscemi's cremains. "But then," Bridges says, "my mother said 'Look' and pointed up in the sky, and there in the clouds—and it's funny, when you tell this, it sounds kind of unbelievable, silly, almost—but we looked up there in the clouds, and there, in the clouds, was my father's face."And then, as we're scattering, doing the thing, one of the nephews says 'Look!' and points out to the ocean, and right offshore, maybe a hundred yards, a whale breaches. I've never seen a whale in Malibu, let alone a whale breaching.
"Shortly after that," Bridges says, "I was back in the bar in our parents' house, and I saw an old painting that I painted when I was 19 years old. And I'd painted that face in the clouds in my painting."

32 comments:

  1. goosebumps...very cool

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  2. That scene in The Big Lebowski was one of the funniest. Cool story about the clouds and whale, especially the whale since Lloyd was on that show "Sea Hunt".

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  3. ISN'T WONDERFUL HOW A CLOSE FAMILY THIS IS.... I LOVE A MAN WHO'S OPEN....IN FACT HE'S BEEN A CRUSH SINCE STARMAN....

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  4. I've always loved Jeff Bridges. The career revitalization he's enjoying right now makes me very happy.

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  5. I didn't see his movie, but ever since the nominations came out I've been hoping he wins.

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  6. I love Jeff Bridges, love, love him. Not just because he's the Dude, but because he seems like a very cool person. I am so with you Little Miss Smoke and Mirrors - really loving that his career is blossoming - again!!

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  7. Ohhh Shazzzba, I loved Starman, too! Great movie.

    Love the first photo, too.

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  8. Love him, too, and his quirky brother, Beu. From reading Enty's post, Jeff is more than just a handsome face and a great actor.

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  9. Why should he shy from the Big Lebowski? Isn't he universally loved for it? Or is that the problem?

    I liked him in the fabulous baker boys.

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  10. bwahahaha that first picture is awesome!!

    Loved his story, what I took from it was hope

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  11. Love all the Bridges clan.
    And I hope he takes it this year...he deserves it.

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  12. He seems like such a good guy and really down to earth. I wish some of the other "stars" out there were more like him.

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  13. Yummmmmmmm.Sexy, sexy beast.

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  14. Perfect timing! I watched Crazy Heart just last night. No doubt, he was terrific, but to me it was a re-write of the Wrestler.
    **Spoiler Alert**
    A once-famous has-been struggles to regain glory, reconnect with his kid, and find love.
    I couldn't stop comparing him to another of his movies I saw recently - Jagged Edge with Glenn Close - hot DAMN he was gorgeous in that.
    He's true Hollywood, IMO. Go JEff!

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  15. He just keeps getting better.

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  16. Mygeorgie said it. Sexy beast. And I love The Fabulous Baker Boys.

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  17. I don't even like movies, but Lebowski is hilarious.

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  18. he has always been my old man crush, him and sam elliot, so when the big lebowski came out, i was in heaven. my next wish is for him and johnny depp to make a movie together.

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  19. i've always thought Jeff Bridges has the best face in all of Hollywood.

    so much character and depth which just seems to be moreso as he ages

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  20. Mmmm. Jeff Bridges. He is still gorgeous. I loved him in Fabulous Baker Boys the most.

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  21. Oh, I love him! I'm happy to see people bringing up "Starman" - we watched it just a few weeks ago *L*

    Can't wait to see "Crazy Heart".

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  22. agree. He does keep getting better.

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  23. Can he tell me to go to my room for being naughty?

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  24. I love those kind of moments.

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  25. He's so awesome.

    The Fisher King is one of my favorite movies, and he's wonderful in it. There's a scene near the end, when Robin Williams' character wakes up from his catatonic state, and Jeff Bridges leads the other psych ward patients in a rousing "I Like New York in June" - and when they're done Jeff turns around and throws his arms up in a "ta da!" motion and the expression in his face...it's one of my favorite 5 seconds in film, along with Marissa Tomei's "my biological clock is ticking like this!!" footstomp.

    As I get older, I find myself attracted to the older hot guys - which surprises me, I always thought I'd be a dirty old lady - and Bridges is one of the hottest of the old dudes.

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  26. I love that he's wearing The Dude's sweater in the last photo. I love Jeff Bridges. He's one of my favorite actors. The fact that he embraces The Dude makes me love him all the more.

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  27. El duderino. Love him.

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  28. The family is golden. Loved Dad in Sea Hunt, loved Star Man... His brother is OK but Jeff rules. And the first photo is hilarious.

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  29. Mr. Bridges in "Against All Odds" with Rachel Ward.

    HELLO. SEXY. MAN.

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  30. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRIKbWNgGNg

    See? ;)

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  31. Awwww, Dude,
    I ne'er though I could love you more but I guess I was wrong... and you know I don't like to admit I was wrong.
    Eternally...

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