John Travolta Has Had A Wild 24 Hours At Cannes
John Travolta has had quite a 24 hours at Cannes.
Between grooving with 50 Cent - a late replacement after original headliner Pitbull was struck down with illness - at a party thrown to celebrate Travolta winning the first Variety Cinema Icon award, and seeing his passion project Gotti kicked to bits, he's been busy.
Travolta's biopic of mobster John Gotti wasn't part of the Cannes festival but it was shown at a screening presented by the festival's director Thierry Frémaux. Unfortunately it's been absolutely ravaged by critics, with early reviews calling it "amateurish".
However, Travolta later revealed his tips for staying positive to fans at a Cannes Masterclass Q&A session.
"I practice Scientology, and we do very simple things to get ourselves in better shape: take care of yourself, get good sleep, be better parents, be productive, be motivated. It sounds simple, but they all contribute to your well-being," Travolta said. "And surround yourself with people who are positive influences because one bad egg can spoil everything."
He was also fairly sanguine when asked about Battlefield Earth, Travola's 2000 adaptation of an L Ron Hubbard novel, which was widely accused of being a propaganda tool for Scientology as a whole and swept the boards at the 2001 Razzies.
"Picasso had sketches that didn’t sell as well as others. I’d put it on my wall," he said. "I don’t really worry about the absolute success of something. ... I was really proud I got it done. That was a personal accomplishment of my life. I literally could do anything I wanted, and I thought, 'I want to do that.' And I got it done."
That he did. Travolta went on to talk about why Quentin Tarantino had cast him as Vincent Vega in Pulp Fiction, which Travolta said he'd seen as "a small art film" .
"Quentin always saw me as an unpredictable actor," Travolta recalled. "He said, 'If I wanted predictability, I would have chosen someone different.'"
Speaking of Pulp Fiction, let's remind ourselves of that iconic twist contest scene.
Me and John Travolta partying 😆 l swear l only came out here because of him. pic.twitter.com/naQXTMGnxr
- 50cent (@50cent) May 16, 2018
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