Hollywood star Hugh Jackman says he was a "fearful kid who felt powerless" after he was left by his mother at the age of 8. "I was volatile. My anger didn't really surface until I was 12 or 13. It was triggered because my parents were going to get reconciled and didn't. All those years I'd been holding out hope that they would,” he said. “After she (mother) left, I became a fearful kid who felt powerless. I couldn't go into the house on my own. I'd wait outside, scared, frustrated. Growing up I was scared of the dark. I was scared of heights. It limited me."
