The May Explain Why Jeff Bridges Was Perfect As “The Dude”. . .

How close was the Dude in “The Big Lebowski” to the REAL Jeff Bridges? Pretty close, as it turns out. He says when he first read the script, “I thought the [Coen Brothers] must have spied on me when I was in high school. Also, about half of the Dude’s clothes came from his own wardrobe.” He adds, “I’m so happy to be in that movie. I pretty much dug it all, man. There’s an aspect of the Dude I aspired to . . . he’s authentic, isn’t he? He’s who he is, and that’s about it. He’s a lovely cat.”