“I have fame on the level of a Marilyn Monroe or an Elvis, but part of the reason I didn’t go the way they did was because of my beliefs,” Travolta told the Irish Independent [via MSNBC].
Well...in a sense, he's correct. The Travolta of Saturday Night Fever is a cultural icon of the '70s and disco, just as Presley is of the '50s and "Rock 'N Roll." But...as a performer, Presley quite literally changed the world. Travolta was just in a movie that a lot of people were high on.
And that was 30 years ago.
The Monroe comparison is even further off. She's an icon of beautiful, ripe female sexuality, if not sexuality itself.
"Pretty women...silhouetted...stay within you...glancing...stay forever..." (Stephen Sondheim)
A thing of joy forever.
That sort of woman.
Travolta at the height of his power was never anywhere near that sort of wattage. And even if he had been...saying it about yourself instantly demotes you by showing that you're not the brightest spark in the universe.
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