Jeff Bridges has some advice for handling anxiety

(Image credit: Jimmy Kimmel Live)

published 5 February 2015

Jeff Bridges seems like one of the least anxious human beings on the planet, but "that's a act," he told Jimmy Kimmel on Wednesday night's Jimmy Kimmel Live. "I'm an actor." And acting relaxed all the time just makes anxiety worse, he added. Might the creator of a new sleep-and-relaxation album have some solutions? Of course:

Earlier in the show, Bridges told Kimmel about his sleep album, and it seems that along with staring down your anxiety, he might suggest humming. Also, watching Bridges, it's hard to imagine this dude abides anxiety. Acting. Brilliant. —Peter Weber

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Peter Weber is a senior editor at TheWeek.com, and has handled the editorial night shift since the website launched in 2008. A graduate of Northwestern University, Peter has worked at Facts on File and The New York Times Magazine. He speaks Spanish and Italian and plays bass and rhythm cello in an Austin rock band. Follow him on Twitter.

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