00:00 Jeff Bridges says he initially resisted becoming an actor due to anxiety.
00:04 The star was honored with the 49th Chaplin Award on Monday evening for his seven decades in
00:09 Hollywood. During his acceptance speech, the Big Lebowski star revealed that he almost chose a
00:14 different career path. He said of acting, "It made me nervous, anxious, and I had other things I
00:19 wanted to do. I was very into music, I loved ceramics, painting, and who wants to do what
00:24 their parents do anyway?" He recalled his father, actor Lloyd Bridges, explaining to him that he
00:28 could do all of those things in this career path, which was one of the beauties of the job.
00:32 "My mom and dad, they turned me on not only to showbiz but to the notion that I can make
00:36 a difference. But still, even after dad's wise and wonderful advice, his acting pitch,
00:41 it took me about 10 films before I decided to make acting a career."
00:45 The Tron star also said that his brother and fellow actor Beau Bridges was another reason
00:49 he decided to get into acting, and that his wife Sue and daughters are the reason he still does it
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