"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."

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

"Singing is incredibly physical."

"I've dreamt of being in a movie musical for a long time. For some reason I never even thought 'Les Mis' would be possible."

"I would love to have a robot at home."

"I had a bad back for a couple of years. I had to do a lot of physiotherapy for it. What I couldn't understand at the time was why the therapists had me doing a lot of stomach work."

"By nature I'm not a brooder."

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

"As a boy, I'd always had an interest in theater. But the idea at my school was that drama and music were to round out the man. It wasn't what one did for a living. I got over that."

"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."

"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."

"I don't think many actors are the best judge of careers. I think generally we have good instincts about what we can do in terms of acting. And often they become directors, which I don't want to be."

"I'm a mad lover of sport. You cannot say a bad word to me about sports. So I know business is involved and I know it can be cynical, and, of course, I watch it, but for me it's pure."

"And I think that, of course, there is some dysfunction of needing to be liked or noticed or to feel part of things, something going on there for most actors. For some there's not and I think they really struggle with it."

"At which point should we let go and do what we want to do, 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."

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

"I'm doing a new musical on Broadway, which opens in October called 'The Boy from Oz,' where I play Peter Allen. For those of you who don't know, he became first famous in America for marrying Liza Minelli."

"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 got hooked on espresso when I visited Italy at 18, but these days I prefer a 'flat white.' It's like a small latte with less milk - they're popular in Australia."

"I'm always very nervous about the word 'dancer' next to my name because anyone who's really trained in dance will go, 'This guy's fudging so badly.'"

"I like the Rolling Stones for karaoke. 'Sympathy For The Devil' is a great one."

"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'm quite an independent person, and I had to be. As a boy and growing into a young man I had to look out for myself. And now I'm very family-oriented. It's a big priority in my life."

"The last 10 years I have had to bulk up for roles and I'm naturally skinny, so I have eaten and killed so many chickens! I wouldn't even want to count. I need to balance that out."

"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."

"I know I'm not known as method. By nature I'm not a brooder. What I continue to use is a mixture of the English school, which is traditionally outside-in, and the more American way of working from the inside out."

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

"The activity of being a husband, a father - those are roles, too, but underneath them is the spiritual center that connects us all, and that's what's most important."

"When you're playing an icon like Wolverine, it's sometimes better to be someone that nobody knows because they don't know what to expect. I don't mind a little bit of anonymity; it helps on the subway."

"We feel that there are so many kids who need adopting. We thought we'd do it after having a couple of our own, but we just changed our mind."

"There was a whole display set up of all the X-Men paraphernalia. My wife couldn't resist telling this 5-year-old boy that I was Wolverine. The little kid looked up at me and he was staring at me."

"I'm not doing Bond."

"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."

"My agent said to me five years ago, 'Hugh, I can see one day you... if I had to plan a goal for you, it's for you to have the kind of career that Sinatra had.'"

"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 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."

"Being on Broadway is the modern equivalent of being a monk. I sleep a lot, eat a lot, and rest a lot."

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

"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."

"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 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."

"I'm quite a competitive person, so I do quite like to win."

"If I'm a lush at anything, it's food and drink. I'm not materialistic in any way, but I value food."

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

"I've always felt that if you back down from a fear, the ghost of that fear never goes away. It diminishes people."

"I just love making a fool out of myself. I made my living as a clown at kids' parties for about three years."

"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."

"Breakfast is my specialty. I admit it's the easiest meal to cook, but I make everything with a twist, like lemon ricotta pancakes or bacon that's baked instead of fried."

"Breakfast is my specialty. I admit it's the easiest meal to cook, but I make everything with a twist, like lemon ricotta pancakes or bacon that's baked instead of fried."

"As you get older you have more respect and empathy for your parents. Now I have a great relationship with both of them."