Hugh Jackman says that his wife, Deborra-Lee Furness, and Nicole Kidman’s hubby, Keith Urban, were far, far away from set when the two had to film their steamy love scenes for the movie Australia.

“My wife is an actor,” Jackman, 40, tells PEOPLE. “They both get it. But I don’t think they want to be on the set watching the monitor.”

He also said they acting in those scenes with Kidman couldn’t have been easier or better, but they set boundaries… whatever that means. And in regards to whether or not they wore any clothes, “I won’t tell all the nitty gritty,” he says coyly. “But [director Baz Luhrmann] treats love scenes like choreography. The camera is like a dancer. If you watch any of his movies, visually, the love scenes are like poetry.”

The director was also very pleased with the chemistry between the two.

“I had a lot of things to worry about – equine flu, and it rained for the first time in the desert in 100 years! But the moment I saw them as lovers, I knew I had nothing to worry about in that department.”

Well, these should make for some very eye-pleasing scenes… Can’t wait to check em out.

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