John Travolta Explains Viral Beret At Cannes

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John Travolta explained his new penchant for berets.

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The 72-year-old is currently at the Cannes Film Festival promoting his new movie, Propeller One-Way Night Coach, which he wrote, directed, and co-produced.

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The look has become somewhat of a meme:

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Well, in a new interview with CNN, he explained the viral look. “I've been around for over 50 years doing movies. But I can't tell, when I look back, the difference between the events," he began.

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"I said, ‘I’m a director this time. You’re an actor, play the part of a director, look like an old-school director,'” he continued. “So I looked up pictures... ’20, ’30s, ’40s, ’50, ’60s, and the old-school directors wore berets, and the glasses, and I thought, ‘That’s what I’m doing.'"

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"I’m gonna do an homage to being a director, so I’m gonna play the part of being a director," he added. "And then when I look back...I will have a vividness of it."

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