Jeff Bridges Quotes About Parents

Quotes about: Parents

• 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!

  Jeff Bridges

  Being Happy, Party, Thinking

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

• As a kid, you want to be liked for who you are. You don't want to be liked for who your parents are. You don't want to get a job because of who your parents are. You want to do it on your own, with your own gifts and your own value. So, I decided to spare my kids that and not be as pro-active as my dad was.

  Jeff Bridges

  Jobs, Dad, Kids

  "Jeff Bridges Interview AMERICAN MASTERS – JEFF BRIDGES: THE DUDE ABIDES". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. January 10, 2011.

• You don't want to do what your parents want you to do. You got your own things. And the whole idea of getting a job because of who your father is - that didn't isn't right.

  Jeff Bridges

  Jobs, Father, Ideas

  "Jeff Bridges Abides". Interview with Tim Mcdonnell, www.motherjones.com. November, 2011.

• I remember when I was a kid, with the acting thing, I resented it because, you know, you don't want to do what your parents want you to do.

  Jeff Bridges

  Kids, Parent, Acting

  "Jeff Bridges Abides". Interview with Tim Mcdonnell, www.motherjones.com. November, 2011.

• I remember when I was a kid, with the acting thing, I resented it because, you know, you don't want to do what your parents want you to do. You got your own things. And the whole idea of getting a job because of who your father is - that didn't feel right. But after a while I guess I figured I must be doing something right, because people wouldn't keep hiring me if I didn't have something to give.

  Jeff Bridges

  Father, Kids, People

  "Jeff Bridges Abides". Interview With Tim Mcdonnell, www.motherjones.com. November/December 2011.

• Working with my dad was such a gas. We approached the work in a similar way. We only made two films together when I was an adult, Tucker, and Blown Away, but it was so much fun to play with your parent like that.

  Jeff Bridges

  Fun, Dad, Father

• During my early years, I thought I might be a musician. Like most kids, I didn't do what my parents wanted me to do. They were gung-ho that all their kids become actors. They loved showbiz so much. I am a product of nepotism, basically.

  Jeff Bridges

  Kids, Years, Parent

  Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. January 10, 2011.

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