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About
"Swordfish"
Bon Appetit!
June 05, 2001
MARK STEINES and JOHN TRAVOLTA chatted about six packs, 'Swordfish,' HUGH JACKMAN's
singing, and HALLE BERRY's body beautiful!
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MARK: I've had so much fun with HALLE BERRY and all the other
guys so far...
JOHN: Did I tell you the story about when I came on the set
with Halle?
MARK: What happened in that scene?
JOHN: What happened was there was a rumor on the set that it
was very tense inside because Halle had to undress and be in her underwear holding the
gun, and that she was self-conscious, and the crew were self-conscious, and it was just
uncomfortable. So, I put it in the back of my mind, I didn't think much about it, and I
had to do the scene. So, I walked in, and I see the most stunning body ever sitting in
front of me. And I said, "Oh my gosh!" I said, "Everybody, we've got to
celebrate this body. This is unbelievable. And everyone started to laugh, and I said
"Well, no wonder, she's Halle Berry." And it broke the ice, and everyone was
happy, and she did the scene great.
MARK: And she turned 18 shades of red, she told me.
JOHN: She did, but she was happier.
MARK: It worked.
JOHN: It worked, because it was the truth. I just told the
truth.
MARK: Right. There is the other scene, too, that I was
talking with her about. We're seeing portions of Halle that we've never seen before?
JOHN: Yes we are, and we're glad to see it.
MARK: What do you think the reactions are going to be?
JOHN: I think it's a mixed bag. I think that the guys will be
really happy and I think some press will say, is it really necessary? And we'll say, in a
good action movie it is, and I think that's the name of the game.
MARK: She was nervous at first, but HUGH (JACKMAN) said at
some point she was like, "Alright, here we go." He also told me about a little
revival of 'Grease' on the set?
JOHN: Hugh grew up like we all did, watching 'Grease.' And
he's a good singer, and I said, "Do you want to sing some songs with me from
'Grease'?" He loved that idea, and he had done a play, Oklahoma, in London, and he
sang some songs from Oklahoma.
MARK: You guys bonded really well. What was the center of
that connection with you guys?
JOHN: You know, the humanity that Hugh has in the movie. He's
just a decent fellow. He is without any guile, without any pretense, what you see is what
you get, and you always get it. It is a very unusual quality, and he's not interested in
gossip, he's not interested in negative things. He's positive, very talented, very
creative, I just think he's a great artist, and really something else as a human being.
MARK: So any time off now?
JOHN: Well, promoting Swordfish is not really time off, but
July 1 I have two months off, so I take the summer off.
MARK: Right, and what's in the future? What's on the horizon?
JOHN: There are a couple of movies that have been offered to
me that I have to debate whether I want to do. I have to build up that to more choices,
because I like choosing from more than a couple, so, by the time the strike is either on
or not, there will be more to choose from and I'd rather do that.
MARK: How is the working out?
JOHN: Everyday. I have a six-pack. I'd show you, but then it
would be an ET exclusive. And then, what do I get out of it? Such exposure!
* Catch tonight's ET -as Mark goes live with the 'Swordfish' crew in London!