‘I’m Going to Play the Part’

John Travolta was in costume at the Cannes Film Festival.

The Hollywood icon, 72, raised eyebrows carrying spherical glasses and a collection of jaunty berets whereas in France to promote his directorial debut, Propeller One-Way Night Coachwhich stars his daughter, Ella Bleu.

“I said, ‘I’m a director this time. You’re an actor, play the part of a director, look like an old-school director,'” Travolta defined to cnn in an interview posted on Monday, May 18.

“So I looked up pictures from the ’20s, ’30s, ’40s, ’50s, ’60s, and the old-school directors wore berets, and the glasses, and I thought, ‘That’s what I’m doing. I’m doing an homage to being a director, so I’m going to play the part of being a director,’” he added.

Last week In Touch reported on how Travolta’s new look raised eyebrowsand a supply stated the transformation has additionally helped the Saturday Night Fever star feel energized.

The Pulp Fiction actor additionally instructed CNN the distinct look will assist him bear in mind the yr when he appears to be like again at images. “I’ll know — ‘Oh, that was Propeller One-Way Night Coachthat was Cannes, that’s when I won the Palme d’Or,’ and I’ll have a vividness of it.”

Festival delegate Thierry Fremaux stunned him with an honorary Palme d’Or, or lifetime achievement award, forward of the world premiere of his directorial debut.

Accepting the award, Travolta referred to as the recognition “beyond the Oscar,” visibly moved by the shock tribute.

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