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WARNING: The Dude got a wee bit drunk at the show. Press Room Media Crush, Backstage Oscar(R) 2010 Edited by Quendrith Johnson ("CRAZY HEART" - Best Actor)
Q: Dude. You were talking about sitting on the bed, your dad giving you all the pointers of being an actor. From that day to this moment, what kind of ride has this been? And did you ever see this happening? JEFF BRIDGES: Well, you know, ups and downs, what does the Dude say? Strikes and gutters, man. That's about it. That's about it. Q: What part of Bad Blake do you most identify with personally, and also, will you and Colin Farrell please form a country band? JEFF BRIDGES: The music, that's what I most identified with Bad. I have been writing music, playing music since I was a kid. Unlike Bad, I have you know, I didn't think he had great parents. Certainly didn't have he had four, probably, great wives that he got rid of, you know. But I have a very strong marriage, you know. Bad didn't have that. There's a lot of stuff he didn't have. But the music, I don't know about forming a country band. Sounds like a good idea. I'll talk with those guys, maybe. Q: What was the coolest thing about CRAZY HEART? JEFF BRIDGES: Well, certainly, the music, that's going to bloom for me. That's something that I've been doing for a long time. And this is going to help me continue that. But also, you know, there's upsides and downsides of things. The downsides, you lose some of your anonymity, and for an actor, that's kind of tough. But the upside is, you know, hopefully, this award will help bring peace and understanding and prosperity to our world, you know. I think, because, really, movies are more than just entertainment, they are connecting us, you know. And music is the same way. We have, you know, a movie about music here, but music and movies are a common link for all of us. And I am hoping that this will kind of raise my profile, and I am all about getting us, you know, getting us all together, getting the world healthy. Sometimes I'll think of movies as a great example for the way the world can work. You have all these, you know, different opinions, and all these different ways we can work together. And we can make the most beautiful movie we can make, and we have the opportunity to make this the most beautiful world too. So I hope that furthers that idea. Q: You've been defined by one movie, The Big Lebowski. Will this put that to rest? JEFF BRIDGES: I'm digging the Dude. You know, I love him. That's wonderful. You know, the success that he's had. I was a little disappointed, when it first came out, it didn't do much. But now we have Lebowski fests and all kinds of things. Q: I was wondering what you were listening to on your iPod this morning when you were walking through Beverly Hills? JEFF BRIDGES: I was digging a little Benji Hughes. Do you know Benji Hughes? Check him out. Q: You've been married 33 years. How did you do it? JEFF BRIDGES: my wife, my support, you know. She holds that kite string. Lets me go way out there, and then it's so sweet being reeled back in. I love coming home. She pointed out the other day, we've been apart 11 of the last 14 months. So I went, whoo, really far out there. But my wife and my girls, I guess the girls are the tail of the kite, keep me centered like that. My girl, my daughters. Screenmancer's News, Interviews, Reviews SCREENMANCER thanks the ACADEMY and OSCAR(R) |
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