You can be an Oscar-nominated actor; the face of one of the most prolific and highest-grossing action-movie series in history; a well-regarded theater actor and all-around social do-gooder—and still suffer from imposter syndrome. For college graduates, wide-eyed and uncertain of their futures, Hugh Jackman has some comforting words: you’re going to fail, and you’re going to fail often, and that’s the best track for success.
“My life has not gone the way I thought it would,” Jackman recently told graduates of Ball State University during his commencement speech. “A lot of the best things that have ever happened to me have been mistakes or failures or random classes I joined to get me across the finish line.”
