Jeff Bridges Talks Real Life Heroes in Only the Brave & Surviving His Own Fires

Jeff Bridges has a long history with fires.

After all, the fires have taken plenty from the otherwise always amicable Dude.

So fires are all around, Bridges sighs.

I remember a friend of mine came up to Montana, Bridges recalls.

And who was also onboard was Brendan McDonough, who was the only survivor of the Yarnell Hill Fire.

So having those guys onboard was most important.

But they also thought that we honored those hotshots.

For Steinbrink, as it turns out, is part of a country music band.

That was so wild!

Apparently, the sequence was even the selling point when Kosinski first approached Bridges for the movie.

Thats a great way to get intimate with somebody, to play music with them.

Considers Bridges, Theres a great line that Josh Brolin has about firefighting.

He says, This is the best job in the world!

The world situation now, in my mind, is frightening.

Only the Braveis out in theaters on Friday, Oct. 20.

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