John Travolta Quotes - Page 2

Sports, entertainment and aviation are three of the most exciting professions in the world; you are dealing with the same magnitude.

You just activated a nuclear warhead, my friend.

Well, I enjoy my life. You know, I think life is an art, and that one has to live it as an art. That's your choice.

Life is overwhelming. Life is not easy. Life is tough and you need something that really works and helps you actually, not promises to help you, then fail.

Let's share our abundance and make our country stronger.

You know, I've never killed a man before. I mean I droped bombs on the enemy from the above, but never face to face. [thinking pause] I don't see what the big deal is - I really don't.

My frank response to all sex questions is that there is too much significance put on them to begin with. Sex is part of human nature, and I don't know why such a big deal is made out of it.

You can't control the quality of projects that are coming to you, so if you get several in a row that are quality, you take them.

I learned early on that there are certain things you can control in the press, and things you cannot.

If you are going into show business for money and power, forget it! It won't happen. You don't go for that first.

My son was autistic, and he suffered from seizure disorder every 5 to 10 days. He would suffer a seizure that would last 45 seconds to a minute and sleep for 12 hours.

There's no rule that everyone has to change.

I think, for sure, 'Saturday Night Fever' and 'Pulp Fiction' were kind of bookends for - or the pillars of - my career.

There are unwanted emotions and pain that goes along with any birth.

Every day my mother had tea. My dad has his ritual cigar. They had their evening cocktail. Those rituals were done nicely, with flair and feeling.

Playing a bad guy is always a freeing experience, because you don't have the same envelope of restrictions as you have playing a good guy. Good guys restrain themselves; they kind of have their moral fiber cut out for them in varying degrees.

People really need to take time and read a book. You know? That’s my advice. You could read A New Slant on Life, you could read Dianetics. And I think if you really read it, you’ll understand it, but unless you do, you’ll speculate. And I think that’s a mistake to do that.

Acting is a mix of luck and choice. I got lucky.

One of the things about the whole Harley motorcycle culture is that it's a little bit renegade.

Let's share our abundance and make our country stronger. We can encourage programs that collect and distribute excess prepared food to local organizations that are helping the hungry in our own communities. We can also support programs that supply commodities to food banks. It's all part of committing our country's wealth and resources to end childhood hunger.

I like to fly at least once a day.

I called my son Jett and I wanted to call my daughter Qantas, but my wife wouldn't let me.

I've never had that concern of thinking of myself as stupid.

The first thing I ever rode when I was a kid was a motorcycle, so I knew how to drive a motorcycle before a car.

If I'm androgynous, I'd say I lean toward macho-androgynous.