Jeff Dowd (pictured right, with Jeff Bridges) is the real-life inspiration behind The Dude in The Big Lebowski. He is visiting Tampa Bay for Lebowski Fest this weekend (Feb. 25-26).
Dowd is a philosophical fella who likes to share his ideas and wisdom. The Hollywood movie promoter/producer chatted with CL about a wide variety of topics for our profile of him this week — so many, in fact, that I had plenty of colorful anecdotes, tidbits and words of wisdom left over. Here's a selection of interview outtakes:
This article appears in Feb 17-23, 2011.