BRIDGES’ BEST

Books he’s reading: “The Obstacle Is the Way by Ryan Holiday. And there’s another one that’s kind of cool, FOUR THOUSAND WEEKS [by Oliver Burkeman]. That’s [around] how many weeks we have if we die at 80. That’s not too many, is it?!” Favorite time of the day: “The morning. I wake up, not even that early, like 7 or something like that, and do my exercises, do my coffee and I read. It, like, sets up the day.”

Guilty pleasure: “Ice cream. That pint of HÄAGEN-DAZS VANILLA with some stuff on it, maybe caramel, or hot fudge. My mother used to make homemade vanilla ice cream, homemade fudge, homemade blanched almonds, and the cherry . . . I think that might have been store-bought, but oh man, was that good. When you can taste the eggs in the ice cream, you know?”

Mantra of the moment: “Well, what comes to mind . . . two. One was a famous quote from [spiritual leader] Ram Dass: ‘Be here now.’ And a book about another dear friend, [Zen Buddhist] Bernie Glassman—who was Ram Dass’ dear friend as well—titled Don’t Be Here Now. Isn’t that great?!”

Always in his work trailer: “MY GUITAR.”

Secret talent: “It’s not a talent, but something that not too many people know about is that I live in this little house by the beach. And Sue and I and our dog, Monty, we often go walking on the beach, and there are these shells, beautiful shells, mostly shards. But I’ve been collecting these for the last, yŖu łOEŖw, vŖur Ŗr wve ye>rs, >OE` Ň>łe OEeVłŃ>Ves out of them. I wear them and give them away.” Earliest movie crush: “Well, who didn’t dig Natalie Wood or Julie Christie? You know, Brigitte Bardot, Sophia Loren—oh, you got me going now! Earliest one? I don’t know. TUESDAY

WELD comes to mind.”