“I always think the great parts outlive the actors that play them and that's a stage tradition, that goes back hundreds of years and it should be that way.” ThinkingWayShouldYearsPlayActorsStageTradition Author:Hugh Jackman
“I tried making an album six years ago. It was just horrific. Trust me, it's smashed into smithereens. I paid big money to silence that one.” YearsBigsSilenceSixYears AgoPaidAlbumsTrust MeHorrific Author:Hugh Jackman
“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.” WorldYearsWarHardBigsAmericaCultureHard WorkCoffeeWar Of The WorldsImmigrantsItalianWorld War IiLeisureSnobCafesLeisure TimeItalian CultureAussiesCappuccino Author:Hugh Jackman
“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.” MenYearsLittlesWholeKidsBoysWifeMy WifeStaringDisplayLittle KidX Men Author:Hugh Jackman
“I just love making a fool out of myself. I made my living as a clown at kids' parties for about three years.” YearsMadeKidsThreePartyFoolThree YearsClownLove MakingMaking A Fool Of Yourself Author:Hugh Jackman
“I never wanted to go longer than five years off the stage. Not necessarily musicals, but just doing a play or something.” YearsPlayWantedFiveStageFive Years 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
“Acting is something I love. It's a great craft that I have a lot of respect for. But I don't think it's any greater challenge than teaching 8-year-olds or any other career. In my life, I try not to make it more important than it is and I just hope that rubs off on the people around me.” PeopleThinkingTryingYearsImportantChallengesActingCareersGreaterTeachingCrafts Author:Hugh Jackman
“At the end of drama school, I made a contract with myself: I'd try acting for five years. I was 26. I had already spent eight years working in restaurants and gas stations. So I had seen enough small businesses to understand that that's what acting is: a small business.” TryingYearsMadeEndsEnoughSchoolBusinessActingFiveDramaEightRestaurantsFive YearsGasStationsContractsSmall BusinessGas Stations Author:Hugh Jackman
“Both my parents are English and came out to Australia in 1967. I was born the following year. My parents, and immigrants like them, were known as '£10 poms.' Back then, the Australian government was trying to get educated British people and Canadians - to be honest, educated white people - to come and live in Australia.” PeopleTryingYearsGovernmentParentBornWhiteKnownHonestFollowingBritishEducatedBeing HonestAustraliaImmigrantsPoundsAustralian Author:Hugh Jackman
“I had a bad back for a couple of years. I had to do a lot of physiotherapy for it. What I couldn't understand at the time was why the therapists had me doing a lot of stomach work.” YearsCoupleStomachTherapistsPhysiotherapy 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
“The last 10 years I have had to bulk up for roles and I'm naturally skinny, so I have eaten and killed so many chickens! I wouldn't even want to count. I need to balance that out.” WantNeedsYearsLastsRolesBalanceChickensSkinny Author:Hugh Jackman
“Write down five things you love to do. Next, write down five things that you're really good at. Then just try to match them up! Revisit your list once a year to make sure you're on the right track.” WritingTryingYearsNextFiveTrackListsRight TrackThings You Love 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
