It's a wonderful metaphor, catching a wave, for how you can look at other challenges in your life.
Jeff BridgesMy father Lloyd Bridges was very versatile in his parts, but he had a hit in the '60s 'Sea Hunt,' where he played a skin diver. And he was so into that role that people actually thought he was a skin-diver.
Jeff BridgesWhen you're a professional you gotta do it [your job] when you don't feel like doing it.
Jeff BridgesI've done quite a few movies, I generally can feel that I'm not right for the role or a general fear if I can pull it off, and him giving that "tag" so to speak gave me the confidence. Like that Miles Davis line, "Don't worry about mistakes, there aren't any." Once you are the part, you're the guy, so you can't not be the guy because you're it.
Jeff Bridges