Quotes

Perseverance is failing 100 times and succeeding the 101st.

I was dropped by both my manager and agent in the same month. Some of the most influential people in my life said, "Maybe you should look into something other than acting." I always thought, is that the same advice you would give a lawyer who was let go by a firm, or a doctor who was fired from a hospital? - About how people do not treat acting as a profession.

On the one role that got away: Peter Sarsgaard landed the lead role of Troy in Jarhead (2005). I went through several auditions, read with the cast at the table read and rehearsed with Jake, Jaime & Sam. It was a life changing experience.

Being directed by Steven Spielberg was a god wink. On the set of War of the Worlds (2005), The director took, Columbus Short, Kent Faulcon, and myself aside and asked us to call him "Dad" instead of "Mr. Spielberg". Even his director's chair said DAD. My mother, Daphne, went into labor while watching Jaws (1975) in 1975 at a movie theater in Los Angeles. It took me 30 years to meet the man who would ask me to call him dad and responsible for shocking me into this world. - On meeting and working with Steven Spielberg

I gave Steven Spielberg The National Defense Service Medal (NDSM) I earned while serving in the Marine Corp as a gift of thanks. I joined the Marines because I wanted to give my life for this country if need be. I am inspired by people who give back. I can not think of anyone who has given more with their life and profession than Mr. Spielberg and for that I felt he deserved a medal. What more could I give? - On being asked "What is the most precious gift Travis has ever given to a member of a cast or crew?"