"To get down to the quick of it, respect motivates me – not success." ― Hugh Jackman Topic(s): Respect More From Hugh Jackman "Australians are coffee snobs. An influx of Italian immigrants after World War II ensured that – we probably had the word ‘cappuccino’ about 20 years before America. Cafe culture is really big for Aussies. We like to work hard, but we take our leisure time seriously." "At the end of drama school, I made a contract with myself: I’d try acting for five years. I was 26. I had already spent eight years working in restaurants and gas stations. So I had seen enough small businesses to understand that that’s what acting is: a small business." "I have two children and it’s amazing how in tune they are with nature, with light, with smells, with time." More In Respect "I respect knowledge of the psyche. I would be a therapist if I weren’t an entertainer."― Jessica Simpson "There are only two occasions when Americans respect privacy, especially in Presidents. Those are prayer and fishing."― Herbert Hoover "Olympism seeks to create a way of life based on the joy found in effort, the educational value of a good example and respect for universal fundamental ethical principles."― Pierre de Coubertin