Hugh Jackman Quotes

To this day, I am the least materialistic person I know, because my father didn't raise me to just go out and buy this or that car. The only reason I wanted to make money as an actor was because I'm passionate about food!

All three of my parents - I also had a stepmother - were teachers, and my dad taught high school, and as he always reminded me when I was going to spend some money on something, 'Your mother and I, in the Depression, had to decide whether to spend a dime on a loaf of bread or if we could go to a movie with it.'

I'd always rather be working - and you know what? My kids would rather me be working. If I stay at home, I'll only buy another car or spend their money.

My mother and father instilled in me a sense of purpose not defined by today's street obsession with bling, cars or cribs.

I don't go throwing money about - if I did, I think my mum and dad would be on my back because that's not the way I've been brought up.

There was no luxury. I never got on an airplane until I was 18. We drove everywhere. My dad was like, "Waste not, want not."

Even now, if I am thinking about spending a lot of money on clothing or furniture, I think 'I can't spend so much money on one thing; my poor old Daddy could have raised his family five years on that!'

My parents were strict and taught me the proper fundamentals that I would use in my life. They taught me commitment to work hard.

Because we had no money when I was growing up, when I started dancing, I wasn't allowed to be frivolous - my mum made me go to every lesson because she was paying for it.

My dad's quite a conservative person, and he brought me up to be very questioning of the commercial world. He looked down on pop culture. I definitely got the impression that pop was evil and that Britney Spears was evil.

Growing up, I lived a moderate lifestyle with my family.

My dad was pretty old school. I've had a job since I can remember, and it's not like he was like, 'Hey, what kind of car do you want?' My first car was a '91 Ford Crown Victoria that was $1,000. And I had to buy every car after that. I had to do it all.

There is no dignity quite so impressive, and no one independence quite so important, as living within your means.

There was no way we'd ever get spoiled. Daddy made sure to instill in us a work ethic.

One of the myths about Dad was that he was mean. That simply wasn't true. I always found him generous to a fault but he wasn't reckless with his money, which was rather rare in Hollywood. He'd grown up with nothing and he wasn't about to fritter it all away.

Mom was a housewife; Dad was an accountant. They taught me a lot about the value of working hard.

My parents were both born and raised in the Depression. They instilled great values about integrity and the importance of hard work, and I've taken that with me to every job.

I wasn't one to go out and buy a new car and stereo system and expensive clothes. My mom helped keep me grounded.

I try to differentiate between what I need and don't need. I talk to my wife and children before buying things.

My mother never cursed at home; my father never cursed at home. My father didn't drink. Even though we were poor, we would say a blessing over the table. So that's who I am.

I'm not a frugal person, but I find it difficult to be extravagant materially.

I was raised by some very grounded, hardworking, Middle America parents.

I've been working since I was 14, and my father, being very conservative, has always been strict about my having a savings account.

One thing my and mother and dad shared completely was their approach to money - they just didn't spend it.

I'd say people get to work and start being more understanding of everybody - instead of calling everybody names, start being more understanding. But get in there and get it done. Kick ass and take names. And this may be my dad talking, but don't spend what you don't have.