John Travolta Quotes

I always try to do something very different with each character because that's why I like to do this, because I can become someone else completely and it's fun.

For me, one of my favorites, director-wise, is Tim Burton. I also really admire the work of actors like Sean Penn. He is probably my favorite actor because of his dedication and commitment to roles, and the ability to morph and change himself when he needs to. It's about dedication and commitment and a passion.

I love to play varied roles. That's the most exciting thing for me.

Being an actor opened doors for me to explore my emotions as different people and characters, and expand my own inner soul.

The cool thing about doing films and being different characters is that it's new everyday and new every project. So, you're always learning something different and you get to do research.

I just love to act. It's my favorite thing to do in the world, and what keeps it interesting, to me, is the creative challenge. So, different kinds of characters, that's what I just love to do.

I'm very blessed that I get to dabble in both music and movies, and as long as people are willing to accept me in both roles, I'll be there.

For me, when I'm making a movie I like to stay in character throughout the day.

I enjoy my job as long as I can create a character, otherwise it's boring.

I am fine playing 'Law & Order' and even the 'Jurassic' movies to be straight up, as far as the characters being portrayed there, but I never want to stay in straight-up land too long. I always wanted to do something where the character's world gets to be explored.

I've always been an actor. That's my job — I can be anything you want me to be.

When I'm [playing] a character, I can look at it and know it's not me and not be concerned with how it looks.

In some roles you do that very hard work where, at some point into rehearsals, where all of a sudden it snaps into place. You feel like the soul of this character is now dwelling in you.

I love acting. And if there's a niche that needs filling, I'm happy to get in there and try to fill it.

I think a lot of that is what helped me develop my character. I wouldn't say it was Method, but it was definitely a little more in depth than I've done before in terms of acting. With the other kids, we all were such good friends by the time we started shooting. Because of that, it allowed us to trust each other more to push the dynamics of the relationship to places which you might not be able to had you not trusted that person.

As an actor, you're used to putting on characters, taking them off, becoming someone else, doing your research, and working on that.

The point of acting is to hide yourself and get lost in character. To play the same character in eighteen movies would be defeating the purpose I believe so I try to keep a little bit of diversity.

I always try doing a different character for every film so it's not just changing one.

When you read a script, you don't want to be the same guy all the time, you want to change, you're a different person. That's why acting is a wonderful career. You're not the same guy all the time.

I don't really think it matters if you go into stage or TV as long as you do a bit of character work, really.

When becoming a character, you have to steal. Steal whatever you see. You can even steal from other actors' characterizations; but if you do, only steal from the best.

All you really have when you're acting is the confidence and your ability to manage and tell a story by creating a character.

I've always wanted to be an actor that explores different genres and different characters.

If I can look at each character that I am given and create them in a different way from the last role, I'm happy.

It is an actor's passion to observe the world. It is his art to become what he observes. And finally, it is his job to let the world observe him.