Hugh Jackman, who is turning 50, talks acting, spaghetti, chicken and Zac Efron

1. He’s definitely not going to come back as Wolverine/Logan

Everyone always says, never say never. I’m saying never. [Logan] is a beautiful movie, with a beautiful story. To do more would throw everything out of whack, and I don’t want to sully this journey and sully this, my love letter, my legacy to the fans. I’ve made eight movies playing this character and I had a gut feeling that it was time to bring the thing to an end. But I wanted to go deeper than we ever had before and do it right. It’s rare that you get a chance to call the shots and decide when it’s time to leave the party. It’s hard to say goodbye, but I think it’s the right decision.

2. He’s still working out

I think Logan has prolonged my life expectancy because I’ve been working out like a maniac for 17 years, I’ve eaten pretty well – “clean”, as they call it now. My waistline would be twice the size it is now, if it wasn’t for him. So I’m eternally grateful for that. And it’s sort of ingrained, so instead of going to the gym for maybe two hours, I’ll go for 20 minutes. I’ll work out like a normal person now. I’ll eat like a normal person.

3. He’s pro-adoption

[When my wife suffered two miscarriages], it was the most difficult and painful time in our lives. We were so anxious to have children and it turned into such a struggle. There was a lot of disappointment and anxiety that you experience in that kind of a process. At a certain point we gave up on IVF (in vitro fertilisation) and decided to adopt and we couldn’t have been happier. Oscar and Ava are every bit our children as much as they would if they were our biological children.