tonight, true hollywood royalty the dude himself. you are the dude! i mean to millions of people around the world, jeff bridges, you will always be the dude. i can t pretend anything else. isn t it a good one? just one of the best movies. just so good! jeff bridges, actor, oscar winner, star of some of the biggest movies of the past 40 years. the fabulous baker boys, crazy heart, true grit and many more. tonight jeff bridges is live, his work and his latest passion that s music. the great jeff bridges for the hour. the dude. this is piers morgan tonight. good evening. is it possible to have a 40-year career in hollywood, makeover, 60 movies and still have a reputation as mr. nice guy? well apparently it is if you re jeff bridges. he joins me now to test this theory. everybody tells me in the business and out you re the nicest guy in show business. how do you plead? i m going for guilty. what the hey. have you always been easy to work with? because the runnin