Jeff Bridges Biography
Jeffrey Leon Bridges (born December 4, 1949) is an American actor, singer, and producer. He comes from a prominent acting family and appeared on the television series Sea Hunt (1958–60), with his father, Lloyd Bridges and brother, Beau Bridges. He has won numerous accolades, including the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as an alcoholic singer in the 2009 film Crazy Heart.
Bridges also earned Academy Award nominations for his roles in The Last Picture Show (1971), Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974), Starman (1984), The Contender (2000), True Grit (2010), and Hell or High Water (2016).
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Exploiting Others for Personal Gain
The Dude: [[money; [w:paraquat|paraquat]
You thought that Bunny had been kidnapped and you were fuckin glad, man. You could use it as an excuse to make some ] disappear. All you needed was a sap to pin it on! You'd just met me! You f— you human ]! You figured "oh, here's a loser", you know? A deadbeat, someone the square community won't give a shit about.
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Cultural Identity and Personal Beliefs Clash
Walter Sobchak:
I'm saying, I see what you're getting at, Dude. He kept the money. My point is: here we are. It's shabbos, the sabbath, which I'm allowed to break only if it's a matter of life or death.
The Dude:
Will you come off it, Walter? You're not even fucking Jewish, man.
Walter Sobchak:
What the fuck are you talkin about?
The Dude:
Man, you're fucking Polish Catholic.
Walter Sobchak:
What the fuck are you talking about? I converted when I married Cynthia! Come on, Dude!
The Dude:
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Walter Sobchak:
And you know this!
The Dude:
Yeah, and five fucking years ago you were divorced.
Walter Sobchak: [[w:Tevye|Tevye]
So what are you saying? When you get divorced you turn in your library card? You get a new license? You stop being Jewish? I'm as Jewish as fucking ].
The Dude:
It's all a part of your sick Cynthia thing, man. Taking care of her fucking dog. Going to her fucking synagogue. You're living in the fucking past.
Walter Sobchak: [[Moses]
Three thousand years of beautiful tradition, from ] to Sandy Koufax. You're goddamn right I'm living in the fucking past! I'm— Jesus. What the hell happened?
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