Hugh Jackman Quotes

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

Anyone can be an idealist. Anyone can be a cynic. The hard part lies somewhere in the middle.

Boring' can be a lot of fun. Especially if it's on your own terms.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

By nature I'm not a brooder.

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 parents.

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

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

My dad's main client was the World Bank, and he spent most of his time traveling to Third World countries. His particular interest lay in the eradication of poverty through development and business.

I always felt love from both my parents.

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 making the bed.

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

Nothing has ever opened my eyes like transcendental meditation has. It makes me calm and happy, and, well, it gives me some peace and quiet in what’s a pretty chaotic life!

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

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.

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

I always think the great parts outlive the actors that play them and that's a stage tradition, that goes back hundreds of years and it should be that way.

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