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John Goodman on "The Big Lebowski" and Jeff Bridges
In this interview from August 2010, actor John Goodman talks about his collaborative process with Jeff Bridges. He cracks up about The Dude from "The Big Lebowski" and gets into details about what makes the Coen Brothers so great. Interview conducted by Gail Levin for "Jeff Bridges: The Dude Abides" (2011).
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