Hugh Jackman Quotes

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

Nobody suddenly discovers anything. Thing are made slowly and in pain.

I've always felt that if you back down from a fear, the ghost of that fear never goes away. It diminishes people.

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

My father taught me that losing your temper is a self-indulgent act.

A film is the director's medium. The theater is an actor's.

The definition of being good is being able to make it look easy.

I think adoption is a blessing all around when it's done right.

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

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

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.

I'm always very nervous about the word 'dancer' next to my name because anyone who's really trained in dance will go, 'This guy's fudging so badly.'

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.

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

Tiramisu is my favourite.

One of things I'd love to do one day is a Shakespeare with Trevor Nunn. I've done musicals with him, but never Shakespeare. There's no one better.

People photograph everything and nothing - no interaction is deemed to have actually happened unless somebody has a picture of it,

Doing anything worthwhile takes forever.

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

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.

We feel that there are so many kids who need adopting. We thought we'd do it after having a couple of our own, but we just changed our mind.

I don't think I knew how going to Ethiopia would affect my life, through a very simple choice of buying fair-trade coffee, we can take part in change.

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.

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

By nature I'm not a brooder.

If I'm a lush at anything, it's food and drink. I'm not materialistic in any way, but I value food.

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.'

When you're NAT on the net, you're NOT on the net

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

Your wife is always right. Very simple. I think I'm going to get it tattooed on my forehead.

One thing that I love about World Vision is every place they go, they go in with an exit plan, they don't want people dependent on them.

To get down to the quick of it, respect motivates me - not success.

If you put Buddha, Jesus Christ, Socrates, Shakespeare, Arjuna, Krishna at a dinner table together, I can't see them having an argument.

To have memories of those you have loved and lost is perhaps harder than to have no memories.

I'd sell my soul for a good cause.

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.

Actually, I graduated from university as a journalist.

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

Life has ups and it has downs. I don't care who you are.

Meditation has changed my life

As you get older you have more respect and empathy for your parents. Now I have a great relationship with both of them.

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

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

I have two children and it's amazing how in tune they are with nature, with light, with smells, with time.

I've always felt embraced by the Broadway community even before I felt like I earned it.

I've never been on a film when an entire cast signs up for the entire time.

To me, the smell of fresh-made coffee is one of the greatest inventions.

I would love to have a robot at home.

I meditated before I hosted the Oscars, I meditate before I go on stage, I meditate in the morning and lunchtime when I'm on a film set.

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

My gosh, I love food. If I wasn't an actor, I could be a completely different body shape right now.

Salvatore Ferragamo have done some nice handmade suits for me.

In life you don't regret the things you do, you regret the things you don't do.

But anyone who's done a musical knows; whether you're dancing or not, physically it's the most difficult thing you can do.

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

I tended to favour the piano over the guitar because it stays in one place, which is what I like to do.

That's the great thing about parenting. You end up going places you never thought you'd go.

We have far more ability than we give ourselves credit for,

You can't tackle climate change until you tackle poverty.

Look, my philosophy in life is expect nothing and everything is a bonus.

I'm not doing Bond.

I can't stand the sound of fingernails on a chalkboard!

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

I just love making a fool out of myself. I made my living as a clown at kids' parties for about three years.

I always felt love from both my parents.

My kids are not that interested in my movie career, by the way. My son, in particular, never talks about it. He just wants me as his dad.

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

I can live with failure if it is born of conviction.

When I come home, my daughter will run to the door and give me a big hug, and everything that's happened that day just melts away.

Giving people a hand up, not a handout, is the way forward.

I'm quite a competitive person, so I do quite like to win.

'One Night Only,' the words I'll be hearing from my agents when I tell them I'm coming back to Broadway.

I'm not a loner at all.

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.

I'm an actor who believes we all have triggers to any stage of emotion. It's not always easy to find but it's still there.

Anyone who thinks they're indispensible is fooling themselves.

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

Singing is incredibly physical.

I like the Rolling Stones for karaoke. 'Sympathy For The Devil' is a great one.

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