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" I think my friend Tom Hanks knows me. He understands me very well. He's always had a sort of parental feeling toward me. He knows I'm a big mush ball, which is just part of my personality. "

John Travolta

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Personality

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" 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. "

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