John Travolta Quotes (25 Quotes)


    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.


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

    You try to keep the delivery room quiet so there's nothing recorded in the child's mind that shouldn't be there while there's pain going on.

    We've been friends for 28 or 29 years and we have always been there for each other no matter what. Thick or thin.


    Yesterday we left the house, kissed the kids goodbye, then we went into the back yard, got in a jet and flew to London. That was pretty cool,

    What we've seen in the shelters is wonderful, because people are being taken care of. What we've seen in the city is disastrous.

    When I was a kid in the 60s, believe it or not, most of you are younger and don't know that, but it was a blast to fly You dressed up, you got in your Sunday best, women wore white gloves, you had room to stretch your legs out, you had a very nice meal, the stewardess paid particular attention to you. It was an event. It's so different today.

    We really had a commitment to the firefighters to finally get this movie right. Especially after September 11. We really wanted to put our best foot forward and kind of leave our egos at the door and really be what these guys are, which are a lot of selfless wonderful men and women that want to help,

    Devito, with the help of director Quentin Tarantino, persuaded the actor to make this one. He couldn't convince me at first because I wasn't familiar with the book, and then he had Quentin call me, ... There were a lot of parts of the book that needed to be in the script, and when they corrected that and added them, I said yes.

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

    In addition to A Civil Action, ... The Thin Red Line.

    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.

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

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

    We'd use IVF. It's not a big deal any more. Children are such a joy.

    I could never get a script right, ... Cut to years later and I have this comeback, and I'm too old to play Jonnie, and it's time to play the villain.

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


    I will be doing DALLAS. I heard LARRY (HAGMAN) approved of me. We were in PRIMARY COLORS together and so it was sweet for him to give his seal of approval.

    You just activated a nuclear warhead, my friend.

    They're creative, they've got stamina and a sense of fun. You couldn't ask for more,

    Those are usually your better parts because you're not worried about the likeability, ... I think it's a great movie because of the idea that we're not afraid to be at moments unappealing and true to those people who are drinkers and are not always in the best mood. And they're often wicked. And they're sometimes emotional.

    When I first started making films like 'Saturday Night Fever' and 'Urban Cowboy,' those were accidents as far as social impact is concerned and we didn't know what we were doing as far as the effects they would have. But when you make decisions like 'Primary Colors' or 'A Civil Action,' those are bolder and kind of dangerous in a way because you can't be guaranteed that anyone will come to them. I really can't do it without you (the film critics) because these kind of films don't survive out there without your acknowledgment. We have to be a team here, otherwise we can't survive very well.

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


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