John Travolta Quotes
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I love being regarded as a sex symbol, but I can't take it too seriously.
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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.
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As you get older you have to force yourself to have new dreams.
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I don't mind gearing my life towards privacy. It's my nature.
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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.
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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.
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You just activated a nuclear warhead, my friend.
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I've always thought that as long as I did the right things and had the right intentions, everything would fall into place.
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Sports, entertainment and aviation are three of the most exciting professions in the world; you are dealing with the same magnitude.
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As you get older, you have to force yourself to have new dreams. For instance, I've been flying for 37 years, but now teaching others to fly is interesting for me. Sometimes you have to find new angles on life to keep you interested, like sharing successes and inspiring and helping others.
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I never in a million years thought I would be starring in Hairspray, ever. Because if you think about my past, it's been 30 years of playing a macho leading man, so when I was offered it, I said: "Why? Why me? What have I done to deserve that you think I should do this?" After much convincing, over a year and two months, I was convinced they wanted to make a great movie.
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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.
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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.
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There are unwanted emotions and pain that goes along with any birth.
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Never say anything unless you have to.
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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.
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I have 12 paintings of Kaufman art. He is an amazing artist.
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Autism and seizures are the least known areas of illnesses.
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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.
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Your life starts to take shape at 30. You don't have to make excuses for who you are anymore.
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Misdirection. What the eyes see and the ears hear, the mind believes.
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Even if the script's well written there's something about the life of an improvisation that resonates better than a written word, sometimes.
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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.
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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.