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Mr. Bridges,

Confession time: The Big Lebowski is one of my favourites and by far my most-watched movie (easily in the hundreds now, by number of viewings). That’s partly because of the dizzyingly clever plot - but largely because of you, John Goodman and Steve Buscemi and your spectacular performances.

The character of ‘The Dude’ is one of cinema’s greats (I know, it’s just like…my opinion, man, but it’s easily one of the most loveable and memorable characters I can think of in recent years).

And I think so much of that is down to you - it’s quite impossible to imagine The Dude played by anyone else. (Seriously, try it.) Right from the first frame in that supermarket scene, you somehow amazingly manage to get exactly what the Dude is all about - which is all the more marvellous considering the fact how effortlessly you seem to pull it off.

So, my questions are:

1. We all love the Dude because of how easy-going, laid-back, and…well, how Dude-ly he is. Did you have to consciously try and ‘get’ into that mindset, or did being The Dude come naturally to you? Would you say there is any common ground between you and The Dude, as far as your personalities or quirks go?

2. Here on Reddit, we are fond of quoting the Big Lebowski more often than is healthy (it somehow fits appropriately even in the most unexpected and unrelated of contexts.) What are some of your favourite quotes from the movie?

(Two of my under-rated favourites: Obviously, you're not a golfer. And, IS THIS YOUR HOMEWORK, LARRY?)

Thank you so, so much for the reply!

This is turning out to be one of the best AMAs ever, all your answers are so detailed and insightful. Honestly, thanks for being this awesome.

Also, holy crap, I had no idea about the Coen Brothers actually having written the script specifically for you. That's amazing.

One of my favourite lines too! There isn't a single situation in which it cannot be used to combat an argument. Also the whole Zen Buddhism aspect of it is so cool, I had never though of it that way before, but I can totally see it now. I'm going to read the crap out of that book, thank you so much for letting me know about it!

P.S. Oh my God. JEFF BRIDGES ACTUALLY ANSWERED ME. OH MY GOD.

fangirling so hard right now

Hell, I could get you a toe by 3 o'clock this afternoon.

WITH NAIL POLISH!

Haha, I know, right? So far every single one of his answers has been interesting and thoughtful. Man, I have new found respect for the guy. He's awesome.

Yay, Luis, you're back! WOOT! We've missed you a lot here on Reddit! :(