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.
Interpretation
The quote reflects the importance of maintaining a childlike fearlessness in the face of failures as one ages.
Hugh Jackman's quote highlights the reality of experiencing more failures with age, both in observing others and in one's own life. However, he emphasizes the importance of retaining the fearless spirit of childhood, allowing one to continue trying and pursuing goals despite setbacks. This fearless approach is crucial for personal growth and resilience, as it empowers individuals to embrace mistakes rather than shy away from them.
In practice
Use this quote to inspire a group of students facing exams to embrace failures as part of learning.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
I have a terrific marriage, but unlike a lot of relationships where they ebb and flow, no matter what happens you fall deeper and deeper in love every day. It's kind of the best thing that can happen to you. It's thrilling.
By and large, I have come to see that if we complain about life, it is because we are thinking only of ourselves.
I believe that a life of integrity I the most fundamental source of personal worth. I do not agree with the popular success literature that says that self-esteem is primarily a matter of mind set, of attitude-that you can psych yourself into peace of mind. Peace of mind comes when your life is in harmony with true principles and values and in no other way.
People who deliberate fully before they take a step will spend their lives on one leg
I do not miss childhood, but I miss the way I took pleasure in small things, even as greater things crumbled. I could not control the world I was in, could not walk away from things or people or moments that hurt, but I took joy in the things that made me happy.
They say geniuses mostly have great mothers. They mostly have sad fates.
I know a lot about writing, but I don't know much about how other industries work. I've tried to use my naivety to my advantage.
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