“I've dreamt of being in a movie musical for a long time. For some reason I never even thought 'Les Mis' would be possible.” LongReasonWould BeActorsLong TimeMusicalMovieLes Mis Author:Hugh Jackman
“As a boy, I'd always had an interest in theater. But the idea at my school was that drama and music were to round out the man. It wasn't what one did for a living. I got over that.” MenIdeasSchoolInterestBoysHe ManDramaTheaterRounds 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
“I write 'by the seat of my pants.' I love to do research. I am inspired by contemporary writers and contemporary events. I live in the real world.” WorldWritingRealEventsResearchInspiredContemporarySeatsReal WorldPants Author:Iris Johansen
“Writers are always critical of themselves and I'm no exception. I always feel that maybe I could have done better.” FeelsDoneCriticalException Author:Iris Johansen
“I've been writing for a long time. I sat down to write my first novel in the middle of March of 1982.” WritingFirstsLongNovelMiddleLong TimeSatMarch Author:J. A. Jance
“I now can be sure that, once I start writing a book, I'll be able to finish it. I've also become more assured about my 'voice' as a writer and being able to keep the characters true to themselves.” WritingBookCharacterAbleVoiceAssuredWriting A Book Author:J. A. Jance