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Jeff Bridges says he initially resisted becoming an actor due to anxiety. The star was honored with the 49th Chaplin Award for his seven decades in Hollywood. During his acceptance speech, 'The Big Lebowski' star revealed that he almost chose a different career path.
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00:00Jeff Bridges says he initially resisted becoming an actor due to anxiety.
00:05The star was honored with the 49th Chaplin Award on Monday evening for his seven decades in Hollywood.
00:10During his acceptance speech, the Big Lebowski star revealed that he almost chose a different career path.
00:15He said of acting,
00:17He recalled his father, actor Lloyd Bridges, explaining to him that he could do all of those things.
00:30in this career path, which was one of the beauties of the job.
00:33My mom and dad, they turned me on not only to showbiz, but to the notion that I can make a difference.
00:37But still, even after dad's wise and wonderful advice, his acting pitch,
00:42it took me about 10 films before I decided to make acting a career.
00:45The Tron star also said that his brother and fellow actor, Bo Bridges,
00:49was another reason he decided to get into acting,
00:51and that his wife, Sue, and daughters are the reason he still does it today.
00:54For more on this story and the latest news, go to THR.com.
00:58This is The Hollywood Reporter News.
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