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Tim Ferriss · 2020-07-02

Hugh Jackman — His Best Decisions, Favorite Books, Daily Routines, The 85% Rule, & More

Hugh Jackman — His Best Decisions, Favorite Books, Daily Routines, The 85% Rule, & More

Recommended on this episode

BookRecommendedISBN verified

Here Is New York

E.B. White

“two books that I now gift very regularly”
“he gave me two books that I now gift very regularly one is EB White's here is New York”— Hugh Jackman
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This Is Water

David Foster Wallace

“two books that I now gift very regularly”
“the other one is David Foster Wallace's speech this is water his commencement speech”— Hugh Jackman
BookRecommendedISBN verified

The Overstory

Richard Powers

“that's the most transformative bit of fiction I have read in a long time”
“the overstory by Richard powers I'm not sure if you read that but that's the most transformative bit of fiction I have read in a long time”— Hugh Jackman
MediaRecommended

Chariots of Fire

“one of my favorite movies of all time and definitely my favorite quote from a movie of all time”
“my favorite quote from a movie of all time is from Chariots of Fire which I loved as a kid”— Hugh Jackman
ProductRecommended

Wentworth Wooden Puzzles

Wentworth

“I love the company Wentworth”
“I love the company Wentworth there's a few other puzzle companies well when worth when you put it's got like this some technology”— Hugh Jackman

The guest's own work

MediaBy the guest

X-Men

20th Century Fox (inferred)

“I was on set with Patrick Stewart who those who don't know him is great actor who played professor X and the x-men series”— Hugh Jackman
MediaBy the guest

The Music Man

“I would love to you to come and see I'm doing the music man come but I I never go out”— Hugh Jackman
MediaBy the guest

Beauty and the Beast

“they're looking for someone to play guest on and being the beast in the musical I was like well I'm a theater icon”— Hugh Jackman
MediaBy the guest

Sunset Boulevard

“Trevor Nunn is coming to do Sunset Boulevard in Melbourne I said I really want to meet Sir Trevor Nunn”— Hugh Jackman
MediaBy the guest

Oklahoma!

“He then went on to cast me in Oklahoma in London and really working with him gave me the confidence”— Hugh Jackman
MediaBy the guest

The Boy from Oz

“I got an offer to do the Boy From Oz which I went on to do here and on Broadway about 15 years ago”— Hugh Jackman
MediaBy the guest

The Greatest Showman

“so of that manifesting the greatest showmen and I have not told this story I was on the fence about it for a long time”— Hugh Jackman
MediaBy the guest

Australia

“I had to do this for a film a movie Australia Bears wanted me to be big and so I was big”— Hugh Jackman
MediaBy the guest

Logan

20th Century Fox (inferred)

“I was getting ready for Wolverine the old Cole bar so I have a cold shower every morning”— Hugh Jackman
BookBy the guestISBN verified

The 4-Hour Body

Tim Ferriss

“another thing I learned from you from your for our body book I was getting ready for Wolverine”— Hugh Jackman

Also referenced (named, not recommended)

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Portrait Puzzles

Portrait Puzzles

“he talks about converting photographs into puzzles and the website for that is portrait puzzles calm”— Tim Ferriss
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The Second Mountain

David Brooks

“right now we're reading David Brooks the second mountain book and we might just stop and say hey I'm worried about this”— Hugh Jackman
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Kim Swims

“if you see that documentary Kim swims when I watch her I just go wow that that's amazing to me”— Hugh Jackman
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The Civil War

Ken Burns

“thank you for putting me on the Ken Burns I amazing during this whole quarantine I watched all Civil War”— Hugh Jackman
MediaReferenced

The Vietnam War

Ken Burns

“I watched the whole of Vietnam and my son I about to get into baseball”— Hugh Jackman
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Neighbours

“do I go on neighbours which Kylie Minogue I piers smugger Robbie you know all these people”— Hugh Jackman
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Buckaroo Banzai

“she gets him from buckaroo banzai don't know if you ever saw that eighties movie”— Hugh Jackman