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.
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