Actor John Travolta was born February 18, 1954 in Englewood, New Jersey. In addition to his prolific acting career, he is also an accomplished pilot and is currently working on his autobiography.

• "When I was a kid in the 60s, believe it or not, most of you are younger and don't know that, but it was a blast to fly! You dressed up, you got in your Sunday best, women wore white gloves, you had room to stretch your legs out, you had a very nice meal, the stewardess paid particular attention to you. It was an event. It's so different today."




• "You try to keep the delivery room quiet so there's nothing recorded in the child's mind that shouldn't be there while there's pain going on"




• "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 find flying extroverting -- it puts your attention outside yourself -- you're responsible for a machine that is going through the air at 600mph. The sensation is thrilling and there is a beauty and an art to it."




• "As a Scientologist I have the technology to handle life's problems and I have used this to help others in life as well."




• "I get up at 5pm and do all my work at night because in the daytime I get recognized."




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




• "We really had a commitment to the firefighters to finally get this movie right. Especially after September 11. We really wanted to put our best foot forward and kind of leave our egos at the door and really be what these guys are, which are a lot of selfless wonderful men and women that want to help"

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