The Annotated Big Lebowski

The Dude sits in the back of a limo, enjoying yet another White Russian. "I was concerned about me playing this strong character who was a pothead," says Bridges. "I remember sitting them all down, my wife and my three daughters and saying, 'I'm really excited about this script, and it's a chance to work with the Coen brothers, but I am concerned about playing this kind of character, that it's gonna give you guys trouble for some reason.' And after a long pause my middle daughter said, 'Dad, you're an actor, it's all pretend.'"