John Travolta Quotes & Trivia

Quotes

And now after all this time I finally figured out how to trap him... I will become him.

He lives with his creativity in high gear.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

You just activated a nuclear warhead, my friend.

Trivia

Travolta previous relationship included actress Diana Hyland (John's co-sar in The boy in the plastic bubble), she died of breast cancer in 1977 (it has been reported she died in Travolta's arms).

As a child John attended dance classes, his teacher Fred Kelly (brother of Gene Kelly).

In 2002 Travolta and Olivia Newton-John delighted guests at a Hollywood party when they teamed up for the first time in 20 years to sing several hits from their classic movie GREASE.

In November 2005 Travolta offered to personally fly the Socceroos to Germany for the 2006 FIFA World Cup if they qualified. (Qantas are the official sponsors of the Australian national football team). He remained true to his word.

In 2006, Travolta was photographed in what appeared to be a kiss with an unidentified male in Ontario. According to Travolta's attorney Martin Singer this was a nonromantic gesture. Travolta greets all close friends of both genders this way, entirely nonsexual, an act of friendship typical of both Hollywood and the Italian culture.

Trovolta dropped out of Dwight Morrow High School at the completion of his junior year, he then moved to New York City, to seek work as a performer.

In 2002, John was able to participate in the Qantas "Spirit of Friendship" tour. He piloted his own Boeing 707 on a thirteen city, 35,000 mile tour. He is currently the Ambassador-at-Large for the Australia based Qantas Airways.

John was proud to narrate a 50th Anniversary documentary on The Blue Angels.

The Florida home of Travolta and his wife has been featured on the cover of the Architectural Digest book Hollywood at Home.

John's role of Vinnie Barbarino was named number 83 in "Bravo's 100 Greatest TV Characters".

John turned down the role of Forrest Gump in the movie Forrest Gump. The part eventually went to Tom Hanks.

John's best friend of the female persuasion is Kirstie Alley.

For his role in Primary Colors, John had to gain thirty pounds.

One of John's favorite films is Yankee Doodle Dandy, which was made in 1942.

In the beginning of John's acting career, John did a movie The Boy in the Plastic Bubble in 1977. There he met the first love of his life, Diana Hyland who was eighteen years older then him. However, she passed away from cancer in 1977. She died in John's arms.

John had to marry Kelly twice. The first time was by a Scientologist minister, but the marriage was not recognized.

Empire magazine out of the UK, ranked John #21 in their 'Top 100 Movie Stars of all Times' in 1977.

John's father had his own business as a tire repairman in Englewood.

John began his career in the role of Vinnie Barbarino on the series Welcome Back Kotter in 1975.

John turned down roles in Tootsie and An Officer and a Gentleman.