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

I was brought up in a way that when you’re at a dinner party, you don’t grab a chip unless it’s been offered to everyone else. It’s the manners of being brought up by English...

My father is very Jean Valjean. He’s what I would call a great example of a religious person. He is a deeply thoughtful man whose religion is in his deeds way more than anything else....

Probably look at it for an hour then paint it or throw it in the pool.

I think almost everything. I mean, the process of hair and makeup is the same, hang me by my feet and spray three cans of hairspray on my hair. But, I felt so much more...

I was probably more scared of my high school exams than I was of the Oscars. At the time you think it’s everything and if you don’t do well, your life’s over. Opportunities are gone....

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

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

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...

I have a terrific marriage, but unlike a lot of relationships where they ebb and flow, no matter what happens you fall deeper and deeper in love every day. It’s kind of the best thing...

At which point should we let go and do what we want to do, and when should we submit to rules? Coming to terms with our true natures and who we really are has always...

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...

If I could only do one exercise, it would be dead lifting. For cardio, I dance, I ride my bike, I run and I have kids. There is a… lot of cardio just from being...

I’m doing ‘Les Miserables,’ the movie. I’ve done a lot of musicals and a lot of movies, and I know there are not a lot of people in Hollywood who have been down those two...

We actually have a second draft coming in.

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

I’m not a kid. You don’t get in this business for anonymity. It’s not like I have posters of myself on the wall, but at the same time, I’m kind of ready for a little...

My friends say, ‘Man you’re going to have kids sleeping on pillowcases with your face on it! You’re going to be on toothbrushes and magnets and stuff.’ I guess now that I’m a dad, I’m...

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 expect, … I don’t mind a little bit of anonymity; it helps on...

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

The secret to modern life is finding the measure in time management. I have two kids, career and I travel, and I don’t think my life is any different than most couples. The most valuable...

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

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

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.

He moves beautifully, he sings beautifully, and he’s a good actor. But that’s very rare, I think. And he didn’t come from the movies; he came from theater and went into the movies.

I’m lucky to have worked in theater all over the world, but there’s something magical about Broadway. The audiences are smart, they’re educated. They go in ready and they’re up for it, they’re up for...

I find that kid actors are great reminders of the simplicity of acting. As you get older, you can sometimes complicate things a little more. You can become too aware of, ‘Okay, this is the...

My parents were drawn to the idea that there was space and opportunity in Australia. For the meagre sum of £10, you could sail your entire family out to Australia, so that’s what my father...

I’m quite an independent person, and I had to be. As a boy and growing into a young man I had to look out for myself. And now I’m very family-oriented. It’s a big priority...

Rogue [Anna Paquin], as amazingly powerful as she is, lives a potentially very lonely life. Never being able to touch anyone, never being able to have a physical relationship, never able to have children. Now,...

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...

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.

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.’

I always felt love from both my parents.

I’m not doing Bond,

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...

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...

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 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.

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.