Beau Bridges

“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 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.”

“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 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!”

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

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

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

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

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

“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.”

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

“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.”

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

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

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

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

“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.”

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

“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.”

“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.”

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

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

“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.”