Today, fellow Patheos Catholic blogger Tony Rossi spotlights a new interview with Hugh Jackman, soon to be seen as the pirate Blackbeard in the new movie version of “Pan,” due out Oct. 9.
In this week’s issue of “Parade” magazine, actor Hugh Jackman offers a variety of fascinating insights about his life while promoting his latest movie, “Pan.” He discusses his mother leaving his family when he was eight, the Wolverine-type anger that produced inside him, the peace that acting provides, and why he’s sensitive to the cause of adoption as both the sibling of – and parent of – adopted children.
Jackman also takes the unusual step of discussing his Christian upbringing, dedicating his performances to God and the peace he gets from doing what he feels God wants him to do.
Here’s a taste:
I’m a religious person. This is going to sound weird to you. In Chariots of Fire the runner Eric Liddell says, “When I run, I feel His pleasure.” And I feel that pleasure when I act and it’s going well, particularly onstage. I feel what everyone’s searching for, the feeling that unites us all. Call it “God.” Before I go onstage every night, I pause and dedicate the performance to God, in the sense of “Allow me to surrender.” When you allow yourself to surrender to the story, to the character, to the night, to the audience, transcendence happens. And when that happens, there is nothing like it on the planet. It’s the moment people experience when they fall in love, which is equally frightening and exciting. That’s what it feels like.”
It’s great stuff.
Click here to read the rest, via the Christopher Closeup blog.
And here’s a peek at “Pan”:
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