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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“People make judgments about Scientology, but often they don't know what they're talking about.”

“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.”

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

“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.”

“Scientology is one of the least homophobic religions. It's not very interested in the body at all.”

“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.”

“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.”

“I have a dance background. I have an athletic background.”

“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.”

“He lives with his creativity in high gear.”

“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.”

“I don't believe in regrets; I believe your future is in your tomorrows.”

“Good writing is good writing, but that doesn't mean you can't orchestrate it or tweak it.”

“My kids probably stay up too late. My wife goes to bed around 3 A.M., and I follow around 7 A.M., but it works.”

“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.”

“Oh yeah, dancing's part of my soul. I enjoy it, it makes people happy, and it makes me happy.”