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

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" I have a wife and a son, but the gay rumors have started. I guess it's a sign that I'm moving up the ladder. "

" I'm a big goofball, you know. Don't tell anyone that, but I'm a big goofball. In Australia we call it a dag. "

" I once sang 'Summer Nights,' from 'Grease,' at a bar in Melbourne with John Travolta, who's a good friend of mine. He looked cool singing the part of Danny - sitting in an armchair, smoking a cigar - while I got stuck playing Sandy. "

" Sometimes you have to go places with characters and emotions within yourself you don't want to do, but you have a duty to the story and as a storyteller to do it. "

" 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. "

" 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 scene emotionally. This is where we need to be. We've got the climax coming up.' You can start to analyze it too much. "

" The word philosophy sounds high-minded, but it simply means the love of wisdom. 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. "

" 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 powerful source that creates everything. I take a little bath in it. "

" I'd sell my soul for a good cause. "

" 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. "

" Actually, I graduated from university as a journalist. "

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

" 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. "

" You have to eat before you train. Otherwise, that really intense training, after about 40 minutes you start to flag. "

" I always felt love from both my parents. "

" 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 chose to do. "

" I'm an actor who believes we all have triggers to any stage of emotion. It's not always easy to find but it's still there. "

" But anyone who's done a musical knows; whether you're dancing or not, physically it's the most difficult thing you can do. "

" I just find the evangelical church too, well, restrictive. But the School of Practical Philosophy is nonconfrontational. We believe there are many forms of Scripture. What is true is true and will never change, whether it's in the Bible or in Shakespeare. It's about oneness. "

" 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. "

" It dawned on me that acting was what I wanted to do with my life. Nothing had ever touched my heart like acting did. "

" 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 paths so I've been like, 'Come on, let's do a movie/musical.' "

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

" To make films like 'X-Men' work commercially - and also have some class - is one of the hardest things there is to do. I want to be seen to be able to cross lots of genres and still be 'fair dinkum,' as we say in Australia, which means genuine and true and, well, unique. "

" 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 a parent. "

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

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" 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 much, like you don't go on as many outings. "

" 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. "