Jeff Bridges is an Academy Award-winning actor, musician, and photographer. Born into a family of performers, he began acting as a child and has built one of the most enduring careers in American film. His work includes acclaimed performances in The Last Picture Show, Thunderbolt and Lightfoot, The Big Lebowski, and Crazy Heart, earning him the Academy Award for Best Actor. Beyond filmmaking, Bridges is a lifelong musician, photographer, and songwriter who continues to perform with his band, The Abiders. Most recently, he co-founded the WideluxX project, an effort to revive the legendary Widelux panoramic film camera for contemporary photographers. Films: Halls of Anger Tron The Big Lebowski Fat City Winter Kills Thunderbolt and Lightfoot Crazy Heart White Squall Music: Sleeping Tapes Emergent Behavior Photography: WideluxX Photo Gallery 0:00:00 – Jeff Bridges: Acting as "Advanced Pretend" 0:03:08 – Lessons From His Father, Lloyd Bridges 0:16:24 – His Mother's Mantra — and Facing Cancer and COVID 0:20:40 – The Wide Lux Camera and a Life in Photography 0:28:57 – How Filmmaking Has Changed: Editing, Collage, and AI 0:42:16 – Bernie Glassman, Zen, and the Buddhism of The Big Lebowski 0:48:15 – Working With Legends: Huston, Eastwood, and Cimino 1:06:24 – Boot Camp, Faith, and Meeting His Wife Sue 1:14:28 – Theater, "The Show Must Go On," and His Father's Legacy 1:23:00 – The Music Life: Crazy Heart, Sleeping Tapes, and The Abiders 1:37:37 – On-Set Miracles: White Squall, Fearless, and Chasing the Dream