“I'm an actor. Never trust an actor, whatever their energy is. I suppose you guys see that side of me, but I'm sure there's plenty of people close to me who've seen the other one. I think if we're all honest with ourselves, we all know that internal rage.” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsGuyActorsEnergySidesHonestRagePlentyInternalsNever Trust Author:Hugh Jackman
“If you get too heavy with the nods and winks, people get a sense that they're excluded from something. If they're in screenings and everyone's laughing, and they don't know what the hell it's about, somehow you feel excluded from the party, or like you're not in the inner circle. As a performer, that's the worst thing you can do to an audience. It's fun, but you have to be very careful with it.” PeopleIfsKnowsFeelsFunCan DoPartyAudienceLaughingHellWorstLike YouCarefulHeavyCirclesPerformersWorst ThingsExcludedScreening Author:Hugh Jackman
“I hate being frightened of things. I'm not someone who can say: "Oh, I'm scared of flying, I won't fly." Fear seems to creep over every part of your life so if there's something I identify as frightening to me I want to tackle it.” IfsWantSeemsHateI HateScaredFlyingFrightenedFrighteningCreeps Author:Hugh Jackman
“If I weren’t getting paid or didn’t have a character like Wolverine to maintain, I would just be a tall, lean, fit guy.” IfsCharacterGuyFitPaidTall Author:Hugh Jackman
“If you never fall in love with your character, you'll never be able to do that character justice. No matter who it is, no matter what the character does, you have to find the reason for it. Everyone's got a reason for what they do, even if it's a reason that they're not proud of.” IfsDoeMatterReasonCharacterAbleFallJusticeLove YouProudNo Matter WhatFalling In LoveNever Fall In Love Author:Hugh Jackman
“If somebody in your industry is more successful than you, it's because he works harder than you.” IfsSuccessfulHard WorkIndustryHarderWork Harder Author:Hugh Jackman
“I had a fairly enlightened dad, though if you looked at his resume, it might not seem that way. He was a chartered accountant for Price Waterhouse. He was strict, and we had a very ordered life. To this day, I am the least materialistic person I know, because my father didn't raise me to just go out and buy this or that car.” IfsKnowsWayPersonsSeemsMightFatherCarDadRaisesEnlightenedThis DayStrictMaterialisticResumesAccountantsMaterialistic Person Author:Hugh Jackman
“I like to dress up in a tailored suit from time to time, and there's a tailor I go to in Naples who's fantastic. But if I told anyone his name, I'd have to kill them.” IfsNamesDressesSuitsFantasticTailorsTailoredNaplesTailored Suits Author:Hugh Jackman
“If I could only do one exercise, it would be dead lifting. For cardio, I dance, I ride my bike, I run and I have kids. There is a... lot of cardio just from being a parent.” IfsWould BeRunningKidsParentExerciseIf I CouldBikeLiftingBeing A ParentCardio Author:Hugh Jackman
“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.” IfsMeanPhilosophyPlaySoundArguingMessHug Author:Hugh Jackman
“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.” IfsThinkingWellsSchoolOpportunityGoneHigh SchoolScaredOscarsExam Author:Hugh Jackman
“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.” PeopleIfsThinkingStreetsColorOkayThank GodTattooSpitThank You God Author:Hugh Jackman
“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.” IfsWellsCountryJobsAttitudePlanetsEuropeEmbraceGenerousAustraliaForeigners Author:Hugh Jackman
“I've always felt that if you back down from a fear, the ghost of that fear never goes away. It diminishes people.” PeopleIfsFeltGhostDiminish Author:Hugh Jackman
“My gosh, I love food. If I wasn't an actor, I could be a completely different body shape right now.” IfsDifferentBodyActorsRight NowShapesFood LoveOh My GoshI Love FoodBody Shapes Author:Hugh Jackman
“I love New York ... I think it's the best city in the world. As far as cities go, everything's there. I think it's so vibrant. I love the people, I think they're honest, in your face. If they don't like you, they'll say, 'Get out of my way,' if they like you they'll slap you on the back and support you. It's a very intoxicating environment to be in.” PeopleIfsThinkingWorldWayFacesCitiesSupportEnvironmentHonestNew YorkLike YouMy WayYour FaceSlapSupport YouCities In The WorldI Love New York Author:Hugh Jackman
“If I go to a party I don't feel like I have to be in the centre. But I do find myself quite often being placed in that position. Even when I was younger at school, I would be asked to make a speech. I don't remember putting up my hand and all that often but I'd just find myself there.” IfsFeelsHandsWould BeSchoolRememberPartyPositionSpeechCentre Author:Hugh Jackman
“If you ask my wife, the biggest fault is my inability around the house. She says the only thing handy about me is that I'm close by. And, I have a terrible memory. I'm bad at saying no. I often double-book. There are a lot of things.” IfsBookAsksHouseMemoriesWifeTerribleFaultsMy WifeInabilitySaying NoHandy Author:Hugh Jackman
“My agent said to me five years ago, 'Hugh, I can see one day you... if I had to plan a goal for you, it's for you to have the kind of career that Sinatra had.'” IfsYearsKindSaidI CanGoalCareersFivePlansOne DayYears AgoAgentsFive Years Author:Hugh Jackman
“My father is a real idealist, and he's all about learning. If I asked for a pair of Nikes growing up, it was just a resounding 'No.' But if I asked for a saxophone, one would appear and next day and I'd be signed up for lessons. So anything to do with education or learning, my father would spare no expense.” IfsRealNextFatherGrowing UpGrowingLessonsPairsExpensesSparesNext DayIdealistSaxophoneNike Author:Hugh Jackman
“I've always felt that if you back down from a fear, the ghost of that fear never goes away. It diminishes people. So I've always said 'yes' to the thing I'm most scared about. The fear of letting myself down - of saying 'no' to something that I was afraid of and then sitting in my room later going, 'I wish I'd had the guts to say this or that' - that galvanizes me more than anything.” PeopleIfsSaidWishFeltRoomsSittingScaredGhostGutsDiminishSaying No Author:Hugh Jackman
“If you put Buddha, Jesus Christ, Socrates, Shakespeare, Arjuna, Krishna at a dinner table together, I can't see them having an argument.” IfsI CanTogetherJesusChristJesus ChristArgumentTablesDinnerKrishnaDinner TableArjuna Author:Hugh Jackman
“If I meet someone at a bus stop, I want to really meet that person. I don't want to be 'Hugh Jackman, the famous actor.'” IfsWantPersonsActorsBusBus StopsFamous Actor Author:Hugh Jackman
“The audience knows the truth, the world is simple. It's miserable, solid all the way through. But if you could fool them, even for a second, then you can make them wonder, and then you got to see something really special.” IfsKnowsWorldWayRealityTruthSimpleWonderAudienceSpecialFoolMiserablePrestige Author:Hugh Jackman
“If I'm a lush at anything, it's food and drink. I'm not materialistic in any way, but I value food.” IfsWayValuesDrinkMaterialisticFood And DrinkLush Author:Hugh Jackman
“Writer's block is just a symptom of feeling like you have nothing to say, combined with the rather weird idea that you should feel the need to say something. Why? If you have something to say, then say it. If not, enjoy the silence while it lasts. The noise will return soon enough.” IfsNeedsFeelsShouldIdeasEnoughFeelingsLastsEnjoySilenceLike YouReturnNoiseBlockSymptomsWriter's BlockSoon Enough Author:Hugh Jackman
“Boring' can be a lot of fun. Especially if it's on your own terms.” IfsFunTermBoring Author:Hugh Jackman
