Jeff Bridges referenced Anthony Hopkins sharing in his autobiography and publicly that he has been sober for approximately 50 years after a blackout nearly killed him.
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Theo asks how 'Bad Blake' is doing — his Crazy Heart character — and Bridges drops the admission that he's been on the wagon for a few months, describing sobriety as a genuine high while acknowledging he goes back and forth. Theo connects this to 12-step meetings as one of the last places of real human connection in modern society, citing Robert Putnam's Bowling Alone on the collapse of men's civic communities. Bridges then delivers the Anthony Hopkins story: Hopkins blacked out driving and nearly killed people, stumbled into an AA meeting, couldn't take 'all that God stuff,' and headed for the exit — until a priest stopped him and offered a two-word prayer: 'Fuck it.' Bridges says it's a radical spiritual act: releasing the story you tell about your struggle. [1] — Jeff Bridges "A priest stopped Anthony Hopkins from walking out of his first AA meeting by offering the world's fastest guaranteed prayer: two words — 'F…" 41:00 [2] — Jeff Bridges "Anthony Hopkins sober ~50 years: Jeff Bridges referenced Anthony Hopkins sharing in his autobiography and publicly that he has been sober f…" 41:00
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Jeff Bridges cited a piece of wisdom that passion is not a prerequisite for starting — it's the fire created by rubbing two sticks together, meaning it comes from doing.
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A priest stopped Anthony Hopkins from walking out of his first AA meeting by offering the world's fastest guaranteed prayer: two words — 'Fuck it.' Bridges says it's a radical act of releasing your own story about your struggle.
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