John Travolta Quotes & Sayings

I've always thought of, of a relationship with an actor to an audience as a marriage, you know. And a story, you know. And there are ups and downs, and you work through them, and you work with them. — John Travolta

Christopher Walken was probably the most experienced dancing partner I've had in movies, because he has the same background as I do. He's from theatre, Broadway and off-Broadway, and we both shared that. — John Travolta

I have to believe there's some other life force out there. I don't know in what form. But we can't have all these galaxies and universes without something going on. — John Travolta

So you know what I'm gonna do? I'm gonna do something really outrageous, I'm gonna tell the truth. — John Travolta

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. — John Travolta

I was just thinking of James Dean and Marilyn Monroe and how young they were when they died. I would like to be a pop icon who survives. I would like to be a living icon. — John Travolta

It's the interviewee's job to know that his privacy is going to be invaded on some level. Otherwise, you are better off not doing the interview. — John Travolta

I'm realizing that for so much of my life I had an older viewpoint; I saw things as an older person. That's common among change-of-life babies. So I have this dichotomy where I'm either, like, super young or feel like I'm coming to the end of my years. — John Travolta

Tom Cruise has-we all have-the right to practice how we feel ... don't judge someone until they have tossed your salad. — John Travolta

Most people forget that you have to create relationships. The allure of the first years settles down, and at that moment, you better start creating it; otherwise, you're going to lose out. — John Travolta

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. — John Travolta

I do feel fortunate in that I am probably allowed more often to be a character actor then most actors are allowed to be, and I don't take that lightly or superficially at all. I mean, I really do appreciate it. — John Travolta

Playing President Clinton (in Primary Colors) was risky and challenging. Some people thought Saturday Night Fever was risky, because no one had danced in movies for years. — John Travolta

When all else fails, fresh tactics! — John Travolta

When I was a very little boy, I lived underneath the air pattern of LaGuardia airport in New York and I watched the planes fly to their destinations. I was in love with the design of these airplanes. — John Travolta

Money and power come as a byproduct of things well done. — John Travolta

I'm too busy looking for the next role to do. I think about how to continue, to survive in the same vein. I like my career and my life as it is. — John Travolta

I'm a jet jockey and I've always escaped ever since I was a kid. I've always been a weekend type runaway person. Work hard, play hard type thing. It's not been a mid-life thing at all, it's been a habit because I think it changes your environment and how you feel even if it's for the day. It's a good thing. — John Travolta

I don't recall the so-called devilish things I do. But there are considerable amounts. — John Travolta

Never say anything unless you have to. — John Travolta

My nature is happy. And all I can control is my response to input. If you come around me and tell me bad news all the time, I can say, "You know what? I don't want to hear it." If its just gossip, you know, I can choose not to hear it. And that, in effect, can control my mood. — John Travolta

I was suited for fame, and I mean that in the most non-egocentric way. I don't mind gearing my life towards privacy. It's my nature. — John Travolta

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

I grew up, in my childhood, with some of the greatest women performers, on stage and on screen, and even my family - my mother and my sisters. So I was very busy watching women, as a child! I have a lot of memories of great women performers — John Travolta

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. — John Travolta

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. — John Travolta

With some actors, you can tell when they're acting all by themselves, no matter who else is in the screen. — John Travolta

I decided when I was a kid that I would only go out of the house if I felt good enough to be bothered. Could I be interrupted at dinner? Am I in the mood? If I am, I go out. If I'm not, I don't! So, it's the art of deciding what the truth of your job is, and what you can and cannot handle. You can design your stresses. — John Travolta

It is about getting a sense of integrity about issues. That was was my enlightenment over it and knowing that I had a safe place to go to handle anything in life. — John Travolta

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

I love fun movies that also have something to say. They tend to stay with me, always. — John Travolta

It's easier to be responsible for the decisions that you've made yourself than for the ones that other people have made for you. — John Travolta

I've always slightly regretted not taking up Chicago. — John Travolta

I don't believe in regrets; I believe your future is in your tomorrows. — John Travolta

Your life starts to take shape at 30. You don't have to make excuses for who you are anymore. — John Travolta

The promise of change doesn't always mean something changes. — John Travolta

I feel very fortunate for audiences to have been so gracious as to allow me to do pretty much any role that I felt I could do. They let me play a president. They let me play a lawyer. They let me play a hit man. They let me play a father. They let me play Howard Saint. — John Travolta

I will direct one day, but I have a feeling that it will be very limited. — John Travolta

I believe L. Ron Hubbard resolved the human mind, and in resolving it he has also resolved human pain - that's what I really think has happened here. — John Travolta

The good and wonderful thing about my whole career is that I've always felt that the audience, if I do it well, will track wherever I go, whether it's President or a lawyer or bad guy or good. — John Travolta

He lives with his creativity in high gear. — John Travolta

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

You come to work knowing you're going to do good work without any doubt. You can go where you need to go and nothing is wrong and you pick the rightnesses out. If something doesn't work, you let them go, but you don't hold onto those wrongnesses. You just hold onto the rightnesses, so it's a playing field that anyone would want and feel much more comfortable with. — John Travolta

I don't think I'm very cool as a person. I'm just better than anyone else at acting cool. — John Travolta

I probably have some sort of chocolate five times a week. There's definitely a change it does to the chemistry of the body. It's my favorite feeling. I live for it. — John Travolta

I am not at all computer literate in real life. I haven't yet found a reason to be. Once I find a reason why I need to be on the Internet, then I will be. — John Travolta

I'm willing to look my own nightmare on film, but if it endangers my life, then I'm willing to put my life before movies. — John Travolta

Good writing is good writing, but that doesn't mean you can't orchestrate it or tweak it. — John Travolta

At fifty you realize that you are no longer a kid. I ignored forty. It was like I was almost at middle age. Maybe it's the baby boomer thing. But undeniably, I am a man. I have to accept [mortality]. — John Travolta

I told my manager, 'If we can't do the things now that we want to do, what good is the power? ... Let's test it and try to get the things done that we believe in.' — John Travolta

When I say 'yes' to a movie it's usually because, to a greater or lesser extent, it's because I'm enthusiastic about the character. How well that character ultimately comes off depends on a lot of things: your relationship with the director and so on. But at first, you're on board because you think you can do something with it. — John Travolta

There are two areas where you can't stop people misbehaving: eating and sex — John Travolta

I was always a character actor, basically, that sometimes looks like a leading man. — John Travolta

America isn't as lucky as you guys (Europeans), who for the most part have this quality of food that keeps you slim. We're over-eaters in the United States by nature, with fast food and all this kind of thing. — John Travolta

I think what you have to do is have a box office success in every genre and then you're set for life. And fortunately, I happened to do that, so I get a myriad of offers of various sorts. — John Travolta

The only thing I ran into is that I am a wanderlust, as far as travel and adventure. I will go off on any given moment with the family and friends to explore the world. I go around the world once a year. I go to Africa, you know, Russia, wherever ... I love it. — John Travolta

For a while, I was saying 'no' way too often. I turned down 'An Officer and A Gentleman,' 'Splash' and 'Midnight Express.' I could name you tons more. I would go off and experience life instead of working - I was learning to fly jets, went on an African safari, sailed the Caribbean - which wasn't necessarily bad. — John Travolta

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. — John Travolta

And now after all this time I finally figured out how to trap him ... I will become him. — John Travolta

In my own life if I knew I was going to pass away I'd love to sit down and resolve every issue so I could go peacefully. — John Travolta

After nine or 10 years of being interviewed, you start wanting to team up with the reporter and get the job done. — John Travolta

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

There's no rule that everyone has to change. — John Travolta

A lot of actors never talk to other actors about how they're doing things, or why. I think it's important to share the way you're thinking. — John Travolta

I think aerobatic flying is athletic. I don't do aerobatic flying, but I would put that in a category of a sport. I would put regular flying in the category of an art or machine-type thing. — John Travolta

I had a bike the first time I moved to L.A. I had a Honda and I got around on that. But I'd never ridden Harleys. — John Travolta

When my mother died, it sort of put a damper on things. My career didn't have the same significance or excitement. It had always been about doing well for my family - my brothers, sisters, father, mother. Then something interesting and important happened - I started doing things for me. — John Travolta

The Beatles meant everything to me growing up, and John was part of that. I loved Lennon's persona. He knew who he was, and he knew what he represented to a worldwide public ... I think he incited and inspired a whole group of youth to speak out and say what they felt. — John Travolta

I played football in the ninth and 10th grade. I looked a lot like Joe Namath, so I think my looks got me there more than my abilities. — John Travolta

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

When I was 8, I got a little toy propeller plane: You could turn it on and the people disappeared from the little windows and stewardesses appeared, and it ran along the ground. — John Travolta

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. — John Travolta

I rode many bikes and motorcycles. My brother was in an accident when he was a kid and my mom forbade us to use motorcycles. — John Travolta

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

I learned early on to stay away from gossip magazines and reviews. That stuff just makes you unhappy, and I know actors that read everything that's written about them and they're miserable. You can choose what to let into your life. — John Travolta

I wouldn't trade my career with anybody's. I'd trade a few movies with Tom Hanks - 'Apollo 13' and 'Forrest Gump' - but other than that, I love my career. — John Travolta

Scientology is one of the least homophobic religions. It's not very interested in the body at all. — John Travolta

I think my friend Tom Hanks knows me. He understands me very well. He's always had a sort of parental feeling toward me. He knows I'm a big mush ball, which is just part of my personality. — John Travolta

Hollywood is controlled by homosexual Jewish men who expect favors in return for sexual activity. — John Travolta

I've done so many interviews that I've gotten past the ego and the personality. — John Travolta

You gotta learn to laugh, it's the way to true love. — John Travolta

I'm not big on sequels; I've done them, but I like doing little things that have their own timelessness to them, classic type things, and then you go onto something new. — John Travolta

It's difficult for me to diet, so I don't. So, I make up for it in exercise. What I am willing to eat, I have to be willing to work off. It's that simple. — John Travolta

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. — John Travolta

I've always thought that as long as I did the right things and had the right intentions, everything would fall into place. — John Travolta

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

I try to balance independent films with commercial films, and I've done a pretty good job of it over the years. — John Travolta

You have a freedom in playing the villain. You can be a lot more out there, really. And there is a joy in that. There is a joy in kind of making a zone of psychoses. — John Travolta

I have a dance background. I have an athletic background. — John Travolta

I like talking about sex. Especially when I'm horny, but even when I'm not. — John Travolta

It's hard to make a cultural phenomenon every time. — John Travolta

I've always had an innate ability to dance, but I'm not as spiffy as those cinema legends like Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire. — John Travolta

I don't want to create controversy; I just have an opinion on things, and there is nothing wrong with stating your opinion if you are asked. Everyone wants that right, and because you are famous doesn't mean you have less of a right. — John Travolta

I have 12 paintings of Kaufman art. He is an amazing artist. — John Travolta

I'd been on a road trip right out of college, with a buddy of mine. It was uneventful. We didn't get laid. Although one time it was about 800 degrees and we were in Texas. We had shorts on and nothing else and somehow a motorcycle cop pulls up beside me and says, 'Come on, get on it, get on, go, go, go!' So I speeded up and it turns out we're in a huge state funeral. There are about 40 black Cadillacs in a row and then a green van called Mr Greenjeans, with two guys with no clothes in it. — John Travolta

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. — John Travolta

Even if the script's well written there's something about the life of an improvisation that resonates better than a written word, sometimes. — John Travolta

You feel alive to the degree that you feel you can help others. — John Travolta

I love Scientology. I've been involved for 38 years, and I don't think I'd be here without it because I've had a lot of losses and different negative things that have happened over the years and it really got me through brilliantly. — John Travolta

I love watching old movies, and some of the holiday-themed ones are really great. I also have a bizarre thing that I'll do: I'll turn on a foreign-language TV station, usually Spanish, and watch a whole show, riveted, even though I have no idea what anyone is saying. I don't know why I find that so addictive, but I do! — John Travolta