Hugh Jackman is an extremely talented actor.
He was born in Australia to Uk-born parents, who later divorced when he was eight.
Jackman spent much of his childhood exploring beaches all over his country, and like many of us had a dream: to travel all over the globe.
"I used to spend nights looking at atlases," he once said. "I decided I wanted to be a chef on a plane. Because I'd been on a plane and there was food on board, I presumed there was a chef. I thought that would be an ideal job."
In 1991, Jackman took up an acting class after graduating from the University of Technology, at Sydney. Then, he studied at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts.
After graduation from the Academy, he starred in a small role in an Australian television series. As a side note, this is where Jackman met his future wife Deborra-Lee Furness. The two were married for nearly 27 years before their separation in 2023.
Jackman's career breakthrough happened in 1998, after playing the lead role in The National's stage production Oklahoma! He then played the superhero role, for which today's kids know him: the Wolverine. The rest is, as they phrase, history.
In the following years, Hugh Jackman gave many notable performances in several films including Van Helsing, Les Misérables, and Logan. He had also worked with Christopher Nolan in his psychological thriller film The Prestige.
Beside being an actor, Jackman is also a good singer and an avid dancer. He once joked, "I'm naturally a lot more Tommy Tune than I am Wolverine."
The Top 25 Hugh Jackman Quotes
Here are the top 25 Hugh Jackman quotes compiled from the web and multiple of his interviews. Ready?
1. "To me, the smell of fresh-made coffee is one of the greatest inventions." - Hugh Jackman
2. "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 commodity now for many people is time and how to parcel that out." - Hugh Jackman
3. "I remember at one point being in fellowship, and everyone used to wear the fish symbol; it said you were a Christian. So I asked my father, 'Dad, why don't you wear that at work?' And he said, 'Your religion should be in your actions.'." - Hugh Jackman
4. "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 would appear the next day and I'd be signed up for lessons. So anything to do with education or learning, my father would spare no expense." - Hugh Jackman
5. "Giving people a hand up, not a handout, is the way forward." - Hugh Jackman
6. "I've never heard my dad say a bad word about anybody. He always keeps his emotions in check and is a true gentleman. I was taught that losing it was indulgent, a selfish act." - Hugh Jackman
7. "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 been." - Hugh Jackman
8. "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. So the more you do it, the less the fear is present." - Hugh Jackman
9. "I've always felt that if you back down from a fear, the ghost of that fear never goes away. It diminishes people. So I’ve always said yes to the thing I’m most scared about." - Hugh Jackman
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10. "At the end of drama school, I made a contract with myself: I'd try acting for five years. I was 26. I had already spent eight years working in restaurants and gas stations. So I had seen enough small businesses to understand that that's what acting is: a small business." - Hugh Jackman
11. "I can look back on my life, where there have been moments where things might have gone the other way. Everything is like stepping stones, and I've seen people I admire falter. We're all vulnerable." - Hugh Jackman
12. "At which point should we let go and do what we want to d, and when should we submit to rules? Coming to terms with our true natures and who we really are has always been a fascination to humans. I know it fascinates me." - Hugh Jackman
13. "Nobody suddenly discovers anything. Things are made slowly and in pain." - Hugh Jackman
14. "If you accept the pain, it cannot hurt you." - Hugh Jackman
15. "The word philosophy sounds high-minded, but it simply means the love of wisdom. And if you love something, you don't just read about it; you hug it, you mess with it, you play with it, you argue with it." - Hugh Jackman
16. "We can live tough lives, but the human spirit is stronger, seemingly, than anything. There is redemption, hope, and love. All different forms of heartbreak, but beyond all that there is hope, there is love. There is beauty and bliss." - Hugh Jackman
17. "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 quieting the mind. It sharpens everything, especially your appreciation of your surroundings. It keeps life fresh." - Hugh Jackman
18. "To get down the quick of it, respect motivates me, not success." - Hugh Jackman
19. "In life you don't regret the things you do, you regret the things you don't do." - Hugh Jackman
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20. "The longer it takes you to become successful, the harder it will be for somebody else to take it away from you." - Hugh Jackman
21. "Unless you're willing to fail miserably in the pursuit of our dreams, you'll never make it." - Hugh Jackman
22. "Write down five things you love to do. Next, write down five things that you’re really good at. Then just try to match them up! " - Hugh Jackman
23. "With age, you see people fail more. You see yourself fail more. How do you keep that fearlessness of a kid? You keep going. Luckily, I’m not afraid to make a fool of myself." - Hugh Jackman
24. "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." - Hugh Jackman
25. "In another world, another life, probably growing up in another country, I might have been more of a dancer." - Hugh Jackman
Conclusion
With that said, I hope you enjoyed this list of top 25 Hugh Jackman quotes, and that they have inspired you in some way.
Which is your favorite quote from the actor of Wolverine? Let us know in the comments section below, and don't forget to share this post on social media.
Giving people a hand up, not a handout, is the way forward.
ReplyDeleteThanks, that one is my favorite too.
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