great … I never wanted to go longer than five years off the stage. Not necessarily musicals, but just doing a play or something. I don’t know if my agent was particularly thrilled about the...

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.

Now I meditate twice a day for half an hour. In meditation, I can let go of everything. I’m not Hugh Jackman. I’m not a dad. I’m not a husband. I’m just dipping into that...

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...

I always felt love from both my parents.

I’m not doing Bond,

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

One afternoon when I was 9, my dad told me I’d be skipping school the next day. Then we drove 12 hours from Melbourne to Sydney for the Centenary Test, a once-in-a-lifetime commemorative cricket match....

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.’

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...

This cure is the source of the battle that’s going on. You have to eventually take a side. That’s what I think is great about this story. For Wolverine, he works that out. There is...

Breakfast is my specialty. I admit it’s the easiest meal to cook, but I make everything with a twist, like lemon ricotta pancakes or bacon that’s baked instead of fried.

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...

When lifting, I’m always with a trainer because the thing that makes a difference is that last 20% in your training, and he very scientifically looks after my food as well, because when I’m going...

I owe my wife a hundred bucks now, … As an Aussie, all these things like the Golden Globes and the Academy Awards are a big part of our culture. To be here, it feels...

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

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

When I made ‘Real Steel,’ the director actually had the robots in the monitor, so he knew where everything was. So technically, there’s been advancements. But at the end of the day, movies are about...

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

If You Could See Me Now

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...

Anyone who thinks they’re indispensible is fooling themselves.

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.

basically, I’ll make an ass of myself anywhere.

He’s that reluctant hero, and he’s a fairly classic version of it. He reminds me of characters I always liked, Mad Max, Dirty Harry, Han Solo, where there’s more going on than what they’re letting...

I like to dress up in a tailored suit from time to time, and there’s a tailor I go to in Naples who’s fantastic. But if I told anyone his name, I’d have to kill...

I have lots of older siblings, and as they started to leave the house, I went from cooking once a week to twice, three times, and so on. After a while, it was just like...

I do heavy weights in the morning for about an hour, and then I do 45 minutes of higher-volume lifting in the afternoon. My least favorite is the legs… I do quite a few chin-ups...

Becoming a father, I think it inevitably changes your perspective of life. I don’t get nearly enough sleep. And the simplest things in life are completely satisfying. I find you don’t have to do as...

I love food, all types of food. I love Korean food, Japanese, Italian, French. In Australia, we don’t have a distinctive Australian food, so we have food from everywhere all around the world. We’re very...

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

In terms of theater, there’s not a more supportive theater community than in New York. It’s really kind of a real thrill to go there. I mean, don’t forget, I’m a boy from the suburbs...

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.

We met at a party 11 years ago when we were both on first dates with our now wives so we kind of bonded right from the get go.

There comes a certain point in life when you have to stop blaming other people for how you feel or the misfortunes in your life. You can’t go through life obsessing about what might have...

I’d sell my soul for a good cause.

Singing is incredibly physical.

I play one of the greatest magicians of the time period. It’s an incredibly original story, a mind bender with twists and turns. The entire script is a magic trick.

My father is a real idealist, and he’s all about learning. If I asked for a pair of Nikes growing up, it was just a resounding ‘No.’ But if I asked for a saxophone, one...

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...

As an actor, you have many tools – your body, your voice, your emotions, mentally. In film, you have your eyes because they communicate your thought process. In fact, generally in film, what you don’t...

I got hooked on espresso when I visited Italy at 18, but these days I prefer a ‘flat white.’ It’s like a small latte with less milk – they’re popular in Australia.

[Talking about an X-Men Kissing scene]I had to lay down there and think of England as one by one they bring out the girls. It was a very tough morning… After each girl had finished,...

Meditation is all about the pursuit of nothingness. It’s like the ultimate rest. It’s better than the best sleep you’ve ever had. It’s a quieting of the mind. It sharpens everything, especially your appreciation of...

I would love to have a robot at home.

I’m not doing Bond.

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

I’m a little bit humbled and I’m thrilled. Australia will always be our home.

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

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.