Kelly Preston Quotes & Trivia

Quotes

But also we do so much as a family, that's so normal, with our kids, that they're pretty well adjusted and level headed.

But I used to be a gymnast and I think that if I look good it's because your body remembers what you used to do.

But my husband has been a jet pilot for 35 years. He's got eight jet ratings; he goes three times a year to renew his licenses. He flies 747s, 707s and a Gulfstream, he has three different licenses and he loves flying so much.

I am not that concerned because I think it will be fine if you spend a lot of time with your kids and you give them a lot of attention and love.

I did work out with a trainer but in general, I don't work out as much as I should because it is so hard to find the time when you have a family.

I didn't see a ton of movies growing up.

I don't get to go to the super fancy stores unless I am in L.A. so you stay pretty real and normal that way.

I grew up in Hawaii and I think it was easier because we did not have cliques at high school.

I grew up in Hawaii so I was outside a lot playing in the water.

I have a wonderful marriage and two great kids.

I have jumped out of planes in real life, so flying has always been exciting for me.

I like to spend my time with my children.

I love being a scientologist, as it's helped me in every single aspect of my life.

I prioritize, I am a great list-maker to try to keep everything organized and I do have people who help me out.

I support anything to do with the welfare and rights of children in a huge way.

I think by being happy it actually affects the way that you look too.

I think the hippie outfits were fun, bohemian-type outfits. I tend to have a few of those things in my closet - not, obviously, the shorty short things because I'm too old for that.

I think there is sometimes guilt, if you have to go away for work but really don't want to leave home for a week.

I think when you get into shape, which I had to do for this film, your body responds quickly if you have been athletic when you were younger.

I thought it was such a unique concept to play parents who happen to be super heroes and have a son who is going through puberty and starting high school.

I took a long time off to have my baby and spend time with my family.

I want to do films that my kids and other kids can enjoy that are upbeat and action packed - films that you can share with your family.

I was a gymnast for years.

I was actually lost in Beirut on the way home.

I would like to end world hunger and create world peace, stop corruption, stop drugs getting to kids.

It's kind of nice that it's not so scattered because then it's one film and you don't hear from me again for another two years.

Keeping it all normal and keeping us together is my first priority. Then I fit films into my life.

My big places to shop are Wal-Mart and Target - seriously. That is where half of my stuff comes from now.

Our friends have nothing to do with the business. Some of our closest friends in Florida are not stars.

So I delegate a lot and I make my family come first, my husband and our kids.

The easiest gift to give my husband is anything to do with airlines and flying.

The premieres are, kind of exciting, especially to Ella, who loves limousines.

They are amazing kids so we let them make decisions but also have discipline.

We all went through those high school experiences through the teenage years, having to find out where we fit in.

We are all trying to balance our careers and children and give as much of ourselves and our time to them. You work and have a husband, and projects, and friends. It is a balancing act.

We have freedoms and boundaries; we just have a great family life.

We have so many fantastic rather surreal aspects to our lives and I think we try to be as normal as possible by doing regular things.

We live mostly in Florida instead of L.A., we ride bikes, we go swimming, we do art projects, and we do things as a family.

We moved to Australia for two years though and that was a little bit tough trying to fit in.

When I decided to resume acting, I had become Mrs. Travolta in many people's eyes so I had to prove myself all over again.

With my age, I think, unless I have twins, we will probably only have one more baby.

You want to spend time with your children even though you are tired so you do all those things.

Trivia

Kelly took on a role that rendered her almost unrecognizeable to her audience, as a brunette lesbian, tring to persuade Laura Dern's title character to have an abortion in the dark comedy Citizen Ruth.

Kelly once dated actor George Clooney from 1987-1989.

Kelly took on a grittier role, in order to avoid being stereotyped as a 'girl-next-door' in 52 Pickup. She played a murder victim whose lover (Roy Sheider) watched her die.

Kelly's first leading lady role on the big screen was in the low budget sci-fi fantasy Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared Syn, in 1993.

Kelly made her big screen debut in late 1982, with a small role in the drama 10 to Midnight.

Kelly's first movie audition was on 1980, for the part of Emmeline in The Blue Lagoon. She lost out to Brooke Shields, because the part was too sultry.

Kelly took an internship at an advertising agency as part of a career exploration program, while still completing high school in Hawaii. She also did volunteer work in a nursery school, and taught basic math and English to immigrants.

During the 90's, Kelly put her career on the back burner, to be a devoted wife/mother to John Travolta and their 2 children.

Kelly is a member of the CHEC, the Children's Health Environmental Coalition, which is a national non-profit organization that is dedicated to educating parents about environmental toxins that can affect children's health and informing them of the many potential health hazards in the environment. She became a member after her son Jett, was dignosed with "Kawasaki's Syndrome", an illness affecting children, which results in severe allergies and asthma attacks.

She lived with actor Charlie Sheen from 1989-90. She was accidentally shot in their apartment in 1990.

Kelly had a modeling career when she was a teenager.

John & Kelly's son, Jett Travolta, was born on April 13, 1992. Their daughter, Ella Bleu Travolta, was born on April 3, 2000.