Hugh Jackman

Coming to terms with our true natures and who we really are has always been a fascination to humans. I know it…

— Hugh Jackman

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

— Hugh Jackman

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

— Hugh Jackman

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

— Hugh Jackman

I wanted to be a lawyer. Then a journalist. Actually, I graduated from university as a journalist.

— Hugh Jackman

Unless you're willing to fail miserably in the pursuit of your dreams, you'll never make it.

— Hugh Jackman

The longer it takes you to become successful, the harder it will be for somebody else to take it away from you.

— 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.

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— Hugh Jackman

I believe actually the more you do something, the less frightening it becomes because you start to realize the outcome is not…

— Hugh Jackman

It's absolutely physically demanding to play the role of Wolverine. There's a lot of action, and I try to do as much…

— Hugh Jackman

When lifting, I'm always with a trainer because the thing that makes a difference is that last 20% in your training, and…

— Hugh Jackman

I have a terrific marriage, but unlike a lot of relationships where they ebb and flow, no matter what happens you fall…

— 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…

— 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…

— 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,…

— Hugh Jackman

We feel that there are so many kids who need adopting. We thought we'd do it after having a couple of our…

— Hugh Jackman

When you dance, your body just wants to find its natural weight. I'm naturally a lot more Tommy Tune than I am…

— Hugh Jackman

Historically, much of the motivation for public schooling has been to stifle variety and institute social control.

— Hugh Jackman

I start most of the rumors just for the hell of it, it makes me look busy. Im actually unemployed and looking…

— Hugh Jackman

I've dreamt of being in a movie musical for a long time. For some reason I never even thought 'Les Mis' would…

— Hugh Jackman

I wasn't a great dinner party guest. I would say, 'Great to be here. Now, can I have some steamed chicken and…

— 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,…

— Hugh Jackman

I don't think I knew how going to Ethiopia would affect my life, through a very simple choice of buying fair-trade coffee,…

— Hugh Jackman

If you have got parents who want to adopt and there are children who need a home, it seems like a no-brainer.

— Hugh Jackman

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

— Hugh Jackman

I think I may have been the only person to be rewarded charitably and get a tax deduction for swearing on film!

— Hugh Jackman

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

— 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.

— Hugh Jackman

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

— Hugh Jackman

If somebody in your industry is more successful than you, it's because he works harder than you.

— Hugh Jackman

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

— Hugh Jackman

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

— Hugh Jackman

I meditated before I hosted the Oscars, I meditate before I go on stage, I meditate in the morning and lunchtime when…

— Hugh Jackman

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

— Hugh Jackman

My mum and I are, in many ways, quite similar. We're both creative, gregarious, and energetic.

— Hugh Jackman

The physical reality is assumed to be the wave function of the whole universe itself.

— 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…

— Hugh Jackman