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Australian actor, best known for his role as Wolverine in the X-Men film series. Jackman has achieved great success on both stage and screen, winning numerous awards, including an Academy Award.

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“There comes a certain point in life when you have to stop blaming other people for how you feel or the misfortunes in your life. You can't go through life obsessing about what might have been.”

People Feels Has Beens Might Certain Blame Misfortunes Might Have Been How You Feel Obsessing Blaming Others Points In Life

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“Meditation is all about the pursuit of nothingness. It's like the ultimate rest. It's better than the best sleep you've ever had. It's a quieting of the mind. It sharpens everything, especially your appreciation of your surroundings. It keeps life fresh.”

Mind Sleep Meditation Gratitude Ultimate Appreciation Pursuit Nothingness Surroundings Meditation Mind Meditation Life

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“When I come home, my daughter will run to the door and give me a big hug, and everything that's happened that day just melts away.”

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“I feel so lucky to have both a son and a daughter, because there's a different relationship with each of them.”

Feels Different Mother Son Lucky Daughter So Lucky Different Relationships

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“The word philosophy sounds high-minded, but it simply means the love of wisdom. If you love something, you don't just read about it; you hug it, you mess with it, you play with it, you argue with it.”

Ifs Mean Philosophy Play Sound Arguing Mess Hug

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“I was probably more scared of my high school exams than I was of the Oscars. At the time you think it's everything and if you don't do well, your life's over. Opportunities are gone. So the more you do it, the less the fear is present.”

Ifs Thinking Wells School Opportunity Gone High School Scared Oscars Exam

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“But anyone who's done a musical knows; whether you're dancing or not, physically it's the most difficult thing you can do.”

Knows Done Difficult Can Do Dancing Musical Difficult Things

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“My father was an army champion boxer... in the British army. And so he loved boxing and talked it up as a sport. But then when my brother and I were beating the crap out of each other, he was always trying to tone it down. But I am a fan of boxing.”

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“Australians are coffee snobs. An influx of Italian immigrants after World War II ensured that - we probably had the word 'cappuccino' about 20 years before America. Cafe culture is really big for Aussies. We like to work hard, but we take our leisure time seriously.”

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“To get down to the quick of it, respect motivates me - not success.”

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“Your wife is always right. Very simple. I think I'm going to get it tattooed on my forehead.”

Thinking Simple Wife Foreheads Tattooed

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“With age, you see people fail more. You see yourself fail more. How do you keep that fearlessness of a kid? You keep going. Luckily, I'm not afraid to make a fool of myself.”

People Kids Age Failing Fool Keep Going Not Afraid Fearlessness

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“Now I meet people with full-color Wolverine tattoos on their backs. Thank God I did okay, because I think if I hadn't, they'd spit on me in the street.”

People Ifs Thinking Streets Color Okay Thank God Tattoo Spit Thank You God

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“As you get older you have more respect and empathy for your parents. Now I have a great relationship with both of them.”

Parent Empathy Great Relationship

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“For me that's one of the great indulgences in life - a hand-tailored suit, and a great pair of handmade shoes.”

Hands Shoes Suits Pairs Indulgence Tailored Handmade Tailored Suits

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“I have a wife and a son, but the gay rumors have started. I guess it's a sign that I'm moving up the ladder.”

Moving Wife Son Gay Ladders Rumor Moving Up Wife And Son

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“I've never heard my dad say a bad word about anybody. He always keeps his emotions in check and is a true gentleman. I was taught that losing it was indulgent, a selfish act.”

Emotion Heard Taught Dad Losing My Dad Selfish Checks Gentleman Bad Word True Gentleman Selfish Acts

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“But in another world, another life, probably growing up in another country, I might have been more of a dancer.”

World Has Beens Country Might Growing Up Growing Dancer Might Have Been Another World Another Life

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“Americans are the most generous country on the planet. I've worked in Europe, I've worked in Australia. There is no where else where you get absolutely no attitude for being a foreigner. If you do your job well, they embrace you.”

Ifs Wells Country Jobs Attitude Planets Europe Embrace Generous Australia Foreigners

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“I have a terrific marriage, but unlike a lot of relationships where they ebb and flow, no matter what happens you fall deeper and deeper in love every day. It's kind of the best thing that can happen to you. It's thrilling.”

Men Love Kind Matter Happens Age Fall Flow No Matter What Deeper Best Things Terrific Thrilling Ebb And Flow

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“It's fair to say that, by 'X-Men 3,' Wolverine had gone a little soft, and I agree with them there. What fans love about Wolverine is his more uncompromising approach to life. He is who he is. He's not always a nice guy. He has got edge. He's an anti-hero. And, there's also a vulnerability in there. There is conflict and battles going on in there.”

Men Littles Guy Gone Nice Fans Hero Battle Conflict Approach Fairs Agree Edges Vulnerability X Men Nice Guy Uncompromising Anti Hero

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“Now I meditate twice a day for half an hour. In meditation, I can let go of everything. I'm not Hugh Jackman. I'm not a dad. I'm not a husband. I'm just dipping into that powerful source that creates everything. I take a little bath in it.”

Littles I Can Hours Powerful Half Meditation Source Dad Husband Letting Go Buddhist Baths Meditating Meditation Mind

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“One afternoon when I was 9, my dad told me I'd be skipping school the next day. Then we drove 12 hours from Melbourne to Sydney for the Centenary Test, a once-in-a-lifetime commemorative cricket match. It was great fun - especially for a kid who was a massive sports fan.”

Kids School Next Fun Sports Hours Fans Dad Tests Lifetime My Dad Massive Afternoon Next Day Cricket Sydney Once In A Lifetime Melbourne Sports Fan Cricket Match Skipping School

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“There was a whole display set up of all the X-Men paraphernalia. My wife couldn't resist telling this 5-year-old boy that I was Wolverine. The little kid looked up at me and he was staring at me.”

Men Years Littles Whole Kids Boys Wife My Wife Staring Display Little Kid X Men

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“What I respect as far as in myself and in others is the spirit of just doing it. For better or worse, it may work and it may not, but I'm going to go for it. Ultimately I probably prefer to be respected for that than whether it works out or not, either winning or losing.”

May Spirit Winning Losing Work Out Win Or Lose

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“I'm a big goofball, you know. Don't tell anyone that, but I'm a big goofball. In Australia we call it a dag.”

Knows Bigs Australia

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“I've always felt that if you back down from a fear, the ghost of that fear never goes away. It diminishes people.”

People Ifs Felt Ghost Diminish

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“My gosh, I love food. If I wasn't an actor, I could be a completely different body shape right now.”

Ifs Different Body Actors Right Now Shapes Food Love Oh My Gosh I Love Food Body Shapes

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“The activity of being a husband, a father - those are roles, too, but underneath them is the spiritual center that connects us all, and that's what's most important.”

Important Spiritual Father Roles Activity Husband

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“Actually, I graduated from university as a journalist.”

University Journalist

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“Being on Broadway is the modern equivalent of being a monk. I sleep a lot, eat a lot, and rest a lot.”

Sleep Modern Broadway Monk

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“I have two children and it's amazing how in tune they are with nature, with light, with smells, with time.”

Children Two Light Smell Tunes

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“I just love making a fool out of myself. I made my living as a clown at kids' parties for about three years.”

Years Made Kids Three Party Fool Three Years Clown Love Making Making A Fool Of Yourself

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“I like the Rolling Stones for karaoke. 'Sympathy For The Devil' is a great one.”

Devil Stones Sympathy Rolling Rolling Stones Great Ones Karaoke

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“I never wanted to go longer than five years off the stage. Not necessarily musicals, but just doing a play or something.”

Years Play Wanted Five Stage Five Years

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“I would love to have a robot at home.”

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“I'm always very nervous about the word 'dancer' next to my name because anyone who's really trained in dance will go, 'This guy's fudging so badly.'”

Inspirational Guy Next Names Dance Nervous Dancer This Guy

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“I'm quite a competitive person, so I do quite like to win.”

Persons Winning Competitive Person

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“It dawned on me that acting was what I wanted to do with my life. Nothing had ever touched my heart like acting did.”

Heart Wanted Acting My Heart Touched

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“My kids are not that interested in my movie career, by the way. My son, in particular, never talks about it. He just wants me as his dad.”

Way Want Kids Careers Particular Son Dad My Son Want Me

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“One of things I'd love to do one day is a Shakespeare with Trevor Nunn. I've done musicals with him, but never Shakespeare. There's no one better.”

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“Salvatore Ferragamo have done some nice handmade suits for me.”

Done Nice Suits Some Nice Handmade

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“Singing is incredibly physical.”

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“That's all about the natural order of things, the idea of nature protecting children but also children protecting nature.”

Children Ideas Order Natural Natural Order Protecting Children Protect Nature

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“Tiramisu is my favourite.”

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“You have to eat before you train. Otherwise, that really intense training, after about 40 minutes you start to flag.”

Minutes Training Train Intense Flags Intense Training

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“At which point should we let go and do what we want to do, and when should we submit to rules? Coming to terms with our true natures and who we really are has always been a fascination to humans. I know it fascinates me.”

Knows Want Should Humans Term Letting Go Submit Fascination True Nature

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“Because I believe actually the more you do something, the less frightening it becomes because you start to realize the outcome is not as important as you think.”

Thinking Believe Important I Believe Realizing Outcomes Frightening

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“I had spent some time in the outback, but to meet Aboriginals and work with them was wonderful. It gave me a great appreciation of how tough life is and about the indomitable spirit that the Aboriginal people have always possessed.”

People Life Is Spirit Wonderful Tough Appreciation Possessed Aboriginal Indomitable Tough Life Indomitable Spirit

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“The first show I ever did, singing and dancing, was Beauty and the Beast. I was playing Gaston. Gaston has red tights, knee high boots, and it’s very physical. I had headaches everyday for two months.”

Firsts Two Shows Months Singing Red Dancing Knees Beast Boots Headache Two Months Tights Singing And Dancing Gaston

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About the Author

Born: October 12, 1968
Known for: Actor
Quotes: 203

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