Beau Bridges Quotations

My father was my teacher. But most importantly he was a great dad.

And when I've been away from my family and friends, I have felt good hearing some of those old songs.

My favorite roles usually have to do with the story, if it's a good story I usually enjoy doing the character.

I also like to garden. I grow things, vegetables, flowers... I particularly like orchids. I raise orchids.

The one we keep pitching and there are no takers is The Fabulous Baker Boys Go To Hawaii. There don't seem to be any takers on that one!

I've always been interested in the history of the West, our country and particularly as it relates to the Native Americans - the original Americans.

I got five kids, and my oldest is a documentary film maker and camera man, and still photographer.

As an actor, I travel around a lot and live in a lot of hotels, and many times I've been in a town where the only entertainment to be had is what you find in the hotel bar or lobby.

My favorite Oscar story was a year my brother had been nominated, my whole family went.

Second, this epic tale allows the audience to actually listen to the Native Americans and receive their wisdom. Spielberg conveys the respect for Native Americans that is normally lacking in Western films.

Dylan, myself and my father were in a two hour movie called The Sand Kings, which started off the Outer Limits series. It was sort of the two hour pilot movie.

And I like music, too, I like playing music.

And then I got into sports and gave my guitar to my brother Jeff who was just a little kid at that time.

But on the other hand I believe I'm a private person too, and I enjoy that aspect of my life as well.

First of all my real full name is Lloyd Vernet Bridges III.

I like to try to make the characters I play be as human as possible.

I think, I would guess most people keep secrets.

My brother and I are always trying to figure out a way to work again together.

Part of the western movement is this desire that we, Americans, have to keep pressing on.

Some of my oldest friends are actors. But that's not the only place my friends come from.

Sure, I have a lot of friends that are actors. Just because I guess I run into a lot of actors in my work.

The things I enjoy most as I watch the movie are the things that came through without even thinking.

We all feel really blessed to have been with my dad for these 85 years.

Yes, I took up the guitar when I was about 14 or 15, in high school.

My mom is many times responsible for getting us all together, but we trade off at each other's houses. My brother and I are actors and are traveling a lot of our job.

Steve and I saw eye to eye on the story and I got the part, but I think in the beginning it was due to my brother's instigation. So I owe him for that.

Yeah, I'm very impressed with Lifetime, this is the first time I've worked with them. I really like the kind of programming that they're into, so I'm hoping that I will.

Yes, in fact my brother Jeff and I co-hosted SNL.

I appeared several times on Atlantis while I was doing Stargate. And they've mentioned to me before that they'd like me do some, but right now I have nothing specific to report. I know Amanda Tapping is a regular now on the show. But I have no plans to do that as we speak. But I don't know.

I think that by now, in the very beginning when I first joined the show, General Landry was like a new kid in school. I was coming into a situation I didn't really know much about, and now, after a couple of years, the character's kind of mellowed and gotten comfortable working at the command center and very comfortable with his troops. What they always do with these shows is they always leave them open-ended. The SG-1 franchise has been so successful for the network, that they always want to keep it open, an option to do it again in some way, whether that's a movie or a series, or whatever.

I've done a number of these My Name is Earl shows. I play Earl's father. It's a half-hour comedy. And I'll be doing some more of those. I have a movie coming out that I did with Misha Barton, called Don't Fade Away.

On the other side, if Im playing a good guy, then he has some problems too. Thats what makes people interesting, in life and in fiction.

I wish I didn't have any flaws! I think everybody is flawed.

But when I'm done with the job I can take it off pretty easy, it's like a suit of clothes, put on something else.

Sometimes it's hard to know why networks will stick with something. Sometimes the ratings won't happen, but there's excitement at the network, so they'll stay with the show.

None of the people are what you think when you first meet them, who you think they are, and they turn out to be maybe something a little different.

When we work to end childhood hunger, we are giving our love to kids who need it so much they will never ask for it.

So I'm playing a villain for instance, who is supposed to be the bad guy of the story, then I like to try and find things that are good about him.

On the other side, if I'm playing a good guy, then he has some problems too. That's what makes people interesting, in life and in fiction.

I find people respectful, and for me, the fun of doing what I do, is communicating with people, so I enjoy meeting people who have seen me perform.

Fortunately I've been able to work in a lot of different mediums in my career, and they are all fulfilling in one way or another.

He has a real sense of fun and was teasing me off the bat. I think he called me 'Sure Shot Bob.' When I managed to wade through two and a half pages of virtual monologue on the first take without any crash and burn, he was teasing me.

I wouldn't say I'm overcome by fans when I go out. I can't imagine what it would be like to be a rock star, that would be pretty crazy.

Jeff is a real perfectionist. He likes to do a lot of takes to make sure that we've exhausted everything before we call it quits on a scene. I was shocked that he is as much of a perfectionist as he is, because the way I know him is as a pretty loose, easy-going guy.

My son Jordan is an actor doing very well, he's going to be on Dawson's Creek this week. He's been on like 5 or 6 times.

My son Dylan, he is just graduating from high school, getting ready to do the college thing. He has acted several times with me.

When Spielberg was talking with the other executives about making this movie, he said he was only interested if they were going to tell the truth about the westward crossing, which means how the Native Americans were disrespected.

Well, I think our family got known thru our dad, he was the first one who brought us to the public's attention.

I like sports, I enjoy anything to do with the ocean, I like surfing, sailing, I like to play tennis.

I liked the Fabulous Baker Boys, Frank Baker I really liked, he was a solid character... I did it with my brother.

I don't think I'd want to be a total 100 percent public person with no private life, I think that would be uncomfortable.

I felt, when I came home from work at the end of a day, I had to allow myself time to just come down and relax.

You know, I've been acting now for quite awhile, and I have kind of figured that out to an extent, where I can let it go.

The main theme in this film is to embrace diversity along with change, because in America we experience both everyday.