John Travolta shares his thoughts behind his viral looks at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival, especially the colored berets he rocked on the red carpet.
The 72-year-old actor has become the talk of the town after stepping out at the premiere of his directorial debut, Propeller One-way night bus, Friday with a white beret.
The next day, at the film’s photocall, he once again wore the stylish headgear look, this time wearing a black beret paired with black wire-rimmed glasses.
Speak with CNNTravolta explained that behind his much-discussed outfits was the idea to present himself as a director and not an actor.
“I said, ‘This time I’m a director. You’re an actor, playing the role of a director and looking like an old-fashioned director,'” he told the outlet.
Travolta went on to say, “So I looked up pictures from the ’20s, ’30s, ’40s, ’50s and ’60s, and the old-fashioned directors were wearing berets and glasses, and I thought, ‘That’s what I’m doing. I’m paying tribute to being a director, so I’m going to play the part of being a director.'”
The Fat actor said he wanted to make the moment unforgettable.
“I’ll know – ‘Oh, that was ‘Propeller One-Way Night Coach,’ that was Cannes, then I won the Palme d’Or,’ and I’ll have a vivid picture of it,” he added.
Travolta also received the Cannes Palme d’Or at Cannes 2026, the highest award given to the director of the best feature film.
