Jeff Bridges: No Pot While I'm Working

The Dude abides!

British Web site femalefirst.co.uk has quoted American actor Jeff Bridges as saying he doesn't smoke weed when he's working:

"If it's offered I'll take it but I'm not a regular smoker, despite what people may think. I don't smoke when I work because I want to have my wits about me. Besides sobriety is a wonderful high," Bridges said.

The misconception that Bridges is a heavy marijuana smoker most likely stems from his 1998 role as Jeff Lebowski in the Cohen brothers' cult film 'The Big Lebowski'. In the movie Bridges' character constantly smokes joints, sometimes in inappropriate places or at inappropriate times. 

In the immortal words of 'The Dude' himself: "Mind if I do a J?"

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