Hugh is in the June issue of
Oprah magazine. She interviews him mostly about his spiritual beliefs, philosophy, yoga, meditation, connecting with audiences and a lot of other typical Oprah stuff. You can tell by reading the article how intelligent he is. But there is a line or two about X-Men.
It starts off with: "He is an X-Man, the Boy from Oz, and, in real life, a crazy in love husband, besotted dad, down to earth spiritual seeker. The incredibly talented Mr. Jackman tells Oprah about his Australian boyhood (raised by a single father), when he knew for sure he belonged onstage (only recently) and the joy of living - and acting, in the moment."
Then Oprah says: "Before I meet Hugh Jackman, movie star and Tony award winning actor, I meet Hugh Jackman, husband and father. When he enters his living room in Los Angeles, his 11 month old daughter, Ava, lights up. "How's my baby?" he says, as his wife of ten years, Deborra-Lee Furness, hands Ava to him. A second later, Oscar their 6 year old, whizzes around a corner and clings to his dad's leg. As Ava coos and laughs in Hugh's arms, her eyes widen with delight. For as long as I live, I will never forget her face in that moment."
Wolverine came up:
Hugh: ... People often ask me "How do you do the same show over and over again?" But we all do the same routine in life over and over again. People have the same relationships. We go through the same patterns. My acting teacher once said, "Acting is the best training for life." I have the opportunity to do the same show, but to make it deeper each time. And isn't that what we're here for?
Oprah: I love that. Do you feel that when you play Wolverine in X-Men?
Hugh: Absolutely. I've never read a comic book. But when we started doing the movies, our job was to make these characters real people. The core audience is teenagers who feel different. Weird. Ostracized. Misunderstood. Which is what X-Men is about.
