John Travolta Quotes

I'm only as rich as my next film.

To me, you get into this business to make money and to make a name for yourself. And the fact that you're on the indies for 15 years is not a badge of honor.

We enjoyed such amazing success on Sex and the City. You don't expect success on that level, it was such a big deal, and it was so intense and wonderful that it is hard for anything else to live up to it, quite frankly. So now I just try to have fun and work with interesting people. I think that there is a perception that certain films won't be popular. So it was great that The Devil Wears Prada did really well.

I just wanted to be a guy who could earn a living as an actor, and I did that for a long time.

I prefer to have longevity. I like as great a variety as possible, hopefully to avoid getting stuck in one kind of character, having to do it over and over again. I seek to challenge myself as an actor - and at the same time support my family.

I think the death knell for any musician is getting a job that you like and pays enough that you just stay there forever.

I want lot of luck and want all my films to be really super hits. I don't want to hear that the film is not good, but you did a good job. I am tired of hearing that. I am hoping for little luck so that my films do really well.

I never worried about money, except that I knew that all I had to worry about was golf. As long as I could play, I was going to make money.

Last year, when 'Black Swan,' 'True Grit' and 'King's Speech' all grossed over $100 million, it gave studios and independent financiers the confidence to make daring movies and not do the same old you-know-what.

Basically, I always thought that if I had a movie that did well enough and warranted having a sequel, I would seriously entertain it because that's a huge blessing when that happens in your career.

I've learned that you never have to think about how to make money. You need only to focus on what you think is going to be a good movie or what's a movie I'd like to watch as the audience.

We shot many films in Delhi that turned out to be successful at the box office. So the attachment is definitely on the positive side.

It was director Krishna Reddy who introduced me as a hero. All my films with him have been very successful.

I've been lucky enough to build a career outside of America, where I got 18 years and over 60 films of experience.

Star power opened 'Mission Mangal.'

I do believe that there are some films that cannot be made without stars.

I was told by many well-wishers not to do the film because my role was just a cameo. But it's very important to be part of big, successful films like 'Holiday.'

You don't get paid much until you establish yourself in cinema.

People don't want to always see a comedy or an action film. If the film in a particular genre is made well, then it will see its share of success.

'Vicky Donor' proved that the audience was waiting for well-scripted funny films.

I've a track record of successful comedy films spread over more than a decade.

I just wanted to set myself up for life, and that degree from Villanova, I thought, is very special.

There are people who do not get to act after two films. I have been in the industry for over two decades.

I am choosing films only to entertain people, but at the same time, if someone is putting their money into my films, I want that person to make money.

Ninety per cent of my movies were hits.