Quotes by John Travolta

“So you know what Im gonna do? Im gonna do something really outrageous, Im gonna tell the truth.”

“When all else fails, fresh tactics!”

“I called my son Jett and I wanted to call my daughter Qantas but my wife wouldnt let me.”

“When I was a kid in the 60s, believe it or not, most of you are younger and dont 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. Its so different today.”

“You just activated a nuclear warhead, my friend.”

“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,”

“I wanted my own little airliner in the backyard, ... Id have my girlfriends use their Brownie uniforms to be the flight attendants, and I was the captain and they would have to pretend they were serving people.”

“He lives with his creativity in high gear.”

“Weve been friends for 28 or 29 years and we have always been there for each other no matter what. Thick or thin.”

“Wed use IVF. Its not a big deal any more. Children are such a joy.”

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

I dont 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 doesnt mean you have less of a right.

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 wasnt necessarily bad.

Playing a bad guy is always a freeing experience, because you dont 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.

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.

Ive 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.

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.