Jermain Defoe Quotes

The idea of flying in general does not appeal to me. I can barely understand why people want to fly at all, other than that it's occasionally necessary.

I'm not a good flyer. Because I do it so much, I think the odds of something going wrong are not in my favour.

I hate flying. The first time I flew with my wife, Najat, was the first time I'd ever flown in my life, and that was just a short flight to Turkey. I spent the whole time with my shirt pulled over my head. Then I got used to it.

They said, 'If we put you in first class with Brian, will you do it?' So I flew after not having flown in eight years. If there's one person who doesn't like flying as much as me, it's Brian.

I quit flying years ago. I don't want to die with tourists.

Any time I'm in a moving thing, like an airplane, I'm usually asleep before we even get on our way.

The only time I can't sleep is on a plane, when I am literally keeping it in the air with my brain.

I'm not a big fan of flying. I definitely try to take the bus whenever I can. I've gotten a little bit better about it, but it was a pretty crippling thing for many years. I feel safer in a private plane.

I took a Fear of Flying class, and I always missed the class, because I was always flying.

If the plane moves, some turbulence, I am nervous flyer.

I can be a bit of a nervous flyer.

I don't do small planes!

I was a nervous flyer before, but now I've gotten used to it.

The bravest thing I've ever done is fly to New York. I'm simply terrified of aeroplanes - I am the woman you see weeping at the airport.

Airline travel is hours of boredom interrupted by moments of stark terror.

I love traveling, but I hate planes.

I don't like to fly. What's it called when the plane shakes? Turbulence, takeoffs... I grab my chair, close my eyes, count to 30, breathe, and pray.

I'm not a great flyer. It's ironic, since I'm in showbiz and have to fly at least twice a week. I try to sleep and blot it out.

Getting on a plane is hard for me, but I do it, because travel is vital to me.

I hate flying, flat out hate its guts.

I hate flying, airports and the whole rigmarole - queuing up, security and lost luggage.

I hate flying. My stomach churns at the mere thought of it.

As with most phobias, the fear of flying does make some sense, but if ever there was a fear worth quashing then this is it. After all, life is short, and there's a great big world to explore out there.

I'm an appalling flyer. I get very tense, although I no longer weep uncontrollably for no reason - I just sob if there's turbulence.

Every time I step onto an airplane, I turn to the right and take a good, hard stare into the maw of the engine. I don't know what I'm looking for. I just do it.