Quote by Hugh Jackman
My parents were drawn to the idea that there was space and opportu

My parents were drawn to the idea that there was space and opportunity in Australia. For the meagre sum of &pound10, you could sail your entire family out to Australia, so thats what my father chose to do. – Hugh Jackman

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At the end of drama school, I made a contract with myself: Id 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 thats what acting is: a small business. – Hugh Jackman

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Acting is something I love. Its a great craft that I have a lot of respect for. But I dont think its any greater challenge than teaching 8-year-olds or any other career. In my life, I try not to make it more important than it is and I just hope that rubs off on the people around me. – Hugh Jackman

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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. – Hugh Jackman

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Give a little love to a child, and you get a great deal back. – John Ruskin

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I find the family the most mysterious and fascinating institution in the world. – Amos Oz

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I only tour in short bursts, Im only ever away from my family and three daughters for a month or two. – Harry Connick, Jr.

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You have no idea how humiliating it was, as a boy, to suddenly have all your clothes, your toys, snatched by the bailiff. I mean we were a middle-class family, its not as if it was happening up and down the street. It made me ashamed, I felt dirty. – John le Carre

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