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 JackmanRead
I truly believe that the job of an actor and the drive of an actor is simulating the internal journey in life which is to get deeper and deeper into our understanding of who we are.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The essence of acting is to explore and understand our true selves through performance.
In this quote, Hugh Jackman emphasizes that acting goes beyond mere performance; it serves as a platform for actors to delve into the complexities of human existence. By embodying different characters and experiences, actors simulate an internal journey that encourages not just self-discovery but a deeper appreciation of the human condition as a whole.
Themes
ActingSelf-DiscoveryPerformanceUnderstandingHuman Condition
In practice
Example use cases
During a speech at an acting conference, you could use this quote to highlight the importance of deep emotional investment in performances.
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All quotes →Acting is something I love. It's a great craft that I have a lot of respect for. But I don't think it's 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.
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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.
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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. The fear of letting myself down - of saying 'no' to something that I was afraid of and then sitting in my room later going, 'I wish I'd had the guts to say this or that' - that galvanizes me more than anything.
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Because I believe actually the more you do something, the less frightening it becomes because you start to realize the outcome is not as important as you think.
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I think the most interesting question is, why do you act? I act because I have felt in acting some of the most free moments of my life...I think it's also one thing that scares me the most.
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