“I didn't really know X-Men at all before I started. So I'd heard of this comic but I didn't know it was as beloved or as iconic as I have now found out, but I just know fans are going to flip out at this.” KnowsMenFoundHeardFansComicBelovedFlipIconicX Men Author:Hugh Jackman
“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
“It's tough to watch a movie you're in - you put everything into it, you want everything to work, and you never know until you see it all together.” KnowsWantTogetherWatchesTough 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
“But anyone who's done a musical knows; whether you're dancing or not, physically it's the most difficult thing you can do.” KnowsDoneDifficultCan DoDancingMusicalDifficult Things Author:Hugh Jackman
“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.” KnowsBigsAustralia Author:Hugh Jackman
“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.” KnowsWantShouldHumansTermLetting GoSubmitFascinationTrue Nature Author:Hugh Jackman
“I have done many movies that people hadn't seen. 'The Fountain,' I spent a year on that. 'The Prestige' with Chris Nolan, and 'Australia.' From my perspective it's very satisfying. Some movies people see and other movies they don't. 'Wolverine,' 'X Men,' I know that in some level people know me just for that and it's fine for me.” PeopleKnowsMenYearsDoneLevelsPerspectiveFineAustraliaSatisfyingKnow MeFountainPrestigeX MenNolan Author:Hugh Jackman
“For Sunday breakfast, I make orange and ricotta pancakes, crepes and eggs. You know men, we usually go for breakfast because it's the easiest thing to cook and then we try to make it seem fancy.” KnowsMenTryingSeemsCooksFancySundayEggsBreakfastOrangePancakesCrepes Author:Hugh Jackman
“I know I'm not known as method. By nature I'm not a brooder. What I continue to use is a mixture of the English school, which is traditionally outside-in, and the more American way of working from the inside out.” KnowsWayUseSchoolKnownMethodMixtures Author:Hugh Jackman
“I'm doing 'Les Miserables,' the movie. I've done a lot of musicals and a lot of movies, and I know there are not a lot of people in Hollywood who have been down those two paths so I've been like, 'Come on, let's do a movie/musical.'” PeopleKnowsHas BeensTwoDoneActorsPathHollywoodMusicalMovieTwo Paths Author:Hugh Jackman
“I'm doing a new musical on Broadway, which opens in October called The Boy from Oz, where I play Peter Allen. For those of you who don't know, he became first famous in America for marrying Liza Minelli.” KnowsFirstsPlayAmericaBoysFameMusicalPeterBroadwayOctoberMarrying Author:Hugh Jackman
“When you're playing an icon like Wolverine, it's sometimes better to be someone that nobody knows because they don't know what to expect. I don't mind a little bit of anonymity; it helps on the subway.” KnowsMindLittlesSometimesHelpingBitsLittle BitIconsNobody KnowsSubwayAnonymity 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
“I treat auditions like I treated my first dates. It's an opportunity to get to know a stranger and to learn from each other.” KnowsFirstsOpportunityTreatsStrangerTreatedAuditionsFirst Date Author:Hugh Jackman
“I'm a mad lover of sport. You cannot say a bad word to me about sports. So I know business is involved and I know it can be cynical, and, of course, I watch it, but for me it's pure.” KnowsCoursesSportsBusinessWatchesLoversInvolvedPureMadCynicalBad Word Author:Hugh Jackman
“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. The only reason I wanted to make money as an actor was because I'm passionate about food!” KnowsPersonsReasonWantedActorsFatherCarRaisesPassionateMaking MoneyThis DayMaterialisticMaterialistic Person Author:Hugh Jackman
“One thing I do personally started 20 years ago. I started meditating, and I know twice a day I can kind of let everything drop. It's just about being quiet, like drawing back the day, and it allows me to have energy.” KnowsYearsKindI CanEnergyOne ThingQuietYears AgoDrawingMeditatingBeing Quiet Author:Hugh Jackman
“The moment your kid's born you realize no one knows anything. No one goes to classes. You just have a kid. You can read all the books you like, but unfortunately none of our kids have read the books so they don't care. You're basically making it up as you go along.” KnowsBookMomentsCareKidsRealizingBornClassDon't Care Author:Hugh Jackman
