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Like there's shit like this, but also I think it's like that Heaven's Gate moment doesn't knock him down.

Well.

Because this guy's reputation is just like, I think within the industry.

Arguably, until True Grit, he was never seen as a guy who could, like, really guarantee box office.

But I think he's, like, consummate pro.

Of course.

Everyone likes working with him.

He's never bad.

They're similar performances in an interesting way.

And he's like the guy Carpenter would use to play like kind of a weird guy.

And to your point, like two nominations before he's 25.

And then it takes another 10 years before they give him the best actor nomination.

No.

No.

Oh, yeah.

He's always good, but there's something about when Bridges hits his 40s.

in the 90s you're like this this makes sense this makes perfect sense this is good this is like he's a grown-up movie star with an interesting edge i also think it's just to this point right uh this is an era where if there's a good script that a good director is interested in if there's an interesting piece of material around town the studio goes like we want to make this

Let's offer it to Mel, both Toms, whoever.

And then they pass and they go like, okay, let's move down a tier on the list.

They don't go, well, then we're not going to make it.