John Travolta Quotes
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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.
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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.
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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.
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I am very healthy. Career wise, even old men get to be in movies. So as long as I am healthy, I will continue to make movies.
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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.
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Sometimes when something really works well, it becomes a target, forty years for me, I've been a part, and I've loved every minute of it. My family has done so well with it. It's been a beautiful thing for me. I've saved lives with it and saved my own life several times. Through my loss of my son, it helped me every step of the way for two years solid, and here I am.
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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.
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My road trips have been to Vegas, but you know, what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.
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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.
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I was always a character actor, basically, that sometimes looks like a leading man.
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Something can happen in your life, and you might want and need something different from your spouse. 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.
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Money and power come as a byproduct of things well done.
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Tom Cruise has-we all have-the right to practice how we feel...don't judge someone until they have tossed your salad.
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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.
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I think, for sure, 'Saturday Night Fever' and 'Pulp Fiction' were kind of bookends for - or the pillars of - my career.
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I don't believe in regrets; I believe your future is in your tomorrows.
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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.
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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.
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I will direct one day, but I have a feeling that it will be very limited.
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To Americans religious freedom is sacred.
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Dancing's part of my soul. I enjoy it, it makes people happy, and it makes me happy.
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I don't recall the so-called devilish things I do. But there are considerable amounts.
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Good writing is good writing, but that doesn't mean you can't orchestrate it or tweak it.
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I called my son Jett and I wanted to call my daughter Qantas, but my wife wouldn't let me.