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" When my mother died, it sort of put a damper on things. My career didn't have the same significance or excitement. It had always been about doing well for my family - my brothers, sisters, father, mother. Then something interesting and important happened - I started doing things for me. "

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" I was just thinking of James Dean and Marilyn Monroe and how young they were when they died. I would like to be a pop icon who survives. I would like to be a living icon. "

John Travolta

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" So you know what I'm gonna do? I'm gonna do something really outrageous, I'm gonna tell the truth. "

" I will direct one day, but I have a feeling that it will be very limited. "

" You feel alive to the degree that you feel you can help others. "

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

" A lot of actors never talk to other actors about how they're doing things, or why. I think it's important to share the way you're thinking. "

" I have to believe there's some other life force out there. I don't know in what form. But we can't have all these galaxies and universes without something going on. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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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" It's the interviewee's job to know that his privacy is going to be invaded on some level. Otherwise, you are better off not doing the interview. "

" It's hard to make a cultural phenomenon every time. "

" I have a dance background. I have an athletic background. "

" When I say 'yes' to a movie it's usually because, to a greater or lesser extent, it's because I'm enthusiastic about the character. How well that character ultimately comes off depends on a lot of things: your relationship with the director and so on. But at first, you're on board because you think you can do something with it. "

" I love fun movies that also have something to say. They tend to stay with me, always. "

" You just activated a nuclear warhead, my friend. "

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

" I love Scientology. I've been involved for 38 years, and I don't think I'd be here without it because I've had a lot of losses and different negative things that have happened over the years and it really got me through brilliantly. "

" Having kids is something you can't always do. Kids are like lightning. You grab that lightning when you can get it. "

" I have fame on the level of a Marilyn Monroe or an Elvis Presley, but part of the reason I didn't go the way they did was because of my beliefs. People make judgments about Scientology, but often they don't know what they're talking about. "

" Your life starts to take shape at 30. You don't have to make excuses for who you are anymore. "

" 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. "

" I was always a character actor, basically, that sometimes looks like a leading man. "

" 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. "

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

" Princess Diana was a nice dancer because she had confidence. In fact, when we danced together she started to lead, and I looked her in eye and went, 'No, you have to let me lead.' So I grabbed her around the waist and we were off to the races. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

John Travolta

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