Actor John Travolta was conferred with a lifetime achievement award at the San Sebastian Film Festival. This is his second lifetime achievement award in a week.
The actor was honoured for his lengthy movie career at the Zurich Film Festival in Switzerland Thursday.
He was presented with the prestigious Donostia Award by his Savages’ co-star Benicio del Toro Sunday.
“So much energy is spent in the nullification and invalidation of other people. So if some group of people get together to pat you on the back and say good job, I’ll take it… thank you,” Travolta said after getting the award.
Immediately afterwards, Del Toro was called to the stage to hand Stone a special edition 60th Anniversary Donostia Award for what he called “representing as no one else a fearless, committed filmmaking that shows reality without adornments or lies.”
“You have a gigantic heart, San Sebastian,” Stone said as he thanked the festival for its support of his career for the past 25 years. “This is a beautiful city, with beautiful people, and culture.”
Earlier in the day, the three men talked to the media about Stone’s latest work Savages, starring Travolta and Del Toro, about the marijuana business. The film is screening in the festival’s Zabaltegi-Pearls section.
“Marijuana is healthy and a great gift from the gods. It can be a boon to humanity. No need to make it into a war,” Stone said, suggesting the U.S. government uses the drug war to spy on countries and militarize governments.
Switching to the experience of working together, Travolta said “when you walk onto a scene where Oliver Stone and Benecio del Toro are working, you know that’s why you do movies.”
