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Off Camera with Sam Jones

Jeff Bridges 2

Off Camera with Sam Jones

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Arts, Education, Off Camera, Tv & Film

4.81.6K Ratings

🗓️ 24 October 2019

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

Jeff Bridges is back again, and this time, the legendary multi-hyphenate is joining me because he’s just released a new photography book titled Jeff Bridges: Pictures, Volume Two. Composed of behind-the-scenes photos taken throughout his career, the book is a wonderful representation of the magic and mystery of filmmaking.Despite so many years of experience, Jeff approaches every new artistic project with a "beginner’s mind." Whether he’s prepping for a new role, writing songs, painting, or taking photos, getting down to work is how Jeff staves off his self-critic. “We’re often looking for passion and where to find it, but it doesn’t come out of nowhere—passion is the fire you get when you rub sticks together.” It’s this passion that drew me to Jeff many years ago, and it’s why I’m excited to see what he’ll work on next.Jeff joins Off Camera to talk about his fear of making decisions, what he’s learned after 42 years of marriage, and why you better have a safe word or you might end up in the hospital.

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0:00.0

Hey folks Sam Jones here. Welcome to another edition of off-camera, the show where I get to talk to iconic, creative, curious artists, and find out how they got that way.

0:14.0

And boy, do we have one of those this week?

0:16.2

In this episode, I sit down for the second time

0:18.5

with my good friend, actor, photographer, musician,

0:21.4

artist, and Zen master Sleep Guru, Jeff Bridges.

0:25.0

That's right folks. Jeff is back again and this time the legendary multi-hiphon it is

0:29.6

joining me because he's just released a new photography book titled Jeff Bridges Pictures

0:34.6

Volume 2.

0:36.0

Composed of behind the scenes photos taken throughout his career, the book is a wonderful representation

0:41.2

of the magic and mystery of filmmaking filmmaking and I thought it was a perfect

0:44.4

time to get the dude back in the off-camera chair. If you haven't seen Jeff

0:48.4

Bridget's photographs he shoots them on a camera called a Wide Lux which is a

0:52.3

panoramic film camera that's been

0:54.3

around for a long time and it's really unique in that the lens sweeps across

0:59.7

the frame on a little motorized turret. So when you use the camera,

1:03.8

the pictures feel very alive.

1:05.7

And Jeff uses it on set to capture the weirdness of filmmaking

1:09.8

and his spirit is in each one of these photographs.

1:13.0

You can't help but romanticize Jeff's life

1:15.0

when you see film sets through his eyes.

1:18.0

You know, despite so many years of experience,

1:20.0

Jeff approaches every new artistic project

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