“Nice Chattin’ With You”

Here’s a recent piece that I cut for handbag.com with Jeff ‘The Dude’ Bridges, just a couple of weeks before his (much deserved) Oscar triumph. Anneke, who had the enviable task of interviewing him, reported that he stood up like a true gent when she entered the room and was a total delight throughout their brief slice of junket time. All too often actors turn out to be disappointingly empty vessels, but The Dude abides…