Hugh Jackman recently sat down with Cynthia Erivo for a podcast, where they discussed their careers and latest projects. During this one-on-one conversation, Jackman shared his experience with fame after his first appearance as Wolverine in X-Men (2000). Describing what that time was like, the actor called it “exhilarating” and “frightening.”
Hugh Jackman has this to say about his post-X-Men fame
Hugh Jackman and Cynthia Erivo sat down together for Variety’s Actors on Actors podcast, where they discussed their latest films and upcoming projects in depth, while also sharing significant anecdotes and moments from their acting journeys.
As the conversation steered into the rituals they follow at the end of a performance or movie, Erivo first explained how she simply needs sleep and a therapy session, and sometimes releases her overwhelming feelings by crying. Jackman then mentions how he went through a bit of those feelings during his early acting days.
“Well, I was 29, and I got my first job at 26. So I did a degree. Then I did acting class for four years,” he shared. “And I was in Australia, but it was quite a lot. But X-Men was another whole thing. And that’s when everything went…,” he added, with a whooshing sound to express how unnerving it was. “My friends said to me, ‘What’s it like?’ I said, ‘It’s like you’ve got the leash of a Great Dane and a horse, all in one, and it’s dragging you down the street.’ It’s part exhilarating and part frightening,” he explained.
He continued to describe how nobody recognized him as Wolverine for around 18 months, which he called a “grace period” where he was famous but no one stopped him. “So I had that. But I would say it took me a few years just to feel grounded,” Jackman shared.
Originally reported by Elton Fernandes on Mandatory.
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