In Hollywood You Never Reach the Top
by Stephen
Schochet
| | When Jim Carrey was paid a record breaking
salary, twenty million dollars for The Cable Guy(1996), John Travolta topped him
by asking for $20,000,001 for the movie Michael (1996) and got it. But in Hollywood
there is always someone who makes more than you. A few years after landing his big payday, John Travolta was
invited to Robin William's birthday party in Northern California. He
arrived there in his Lear Jet and was greeted by a cigar smoking Steven
Spielberg and his wife Kate Capshaw. Ironically, the famous director had
suggested he take the Michael role in the first place.
"Nice
plane John." "Thanks Steve."
"Hey John, when
you walk into your plane do you have to duck your head?"
"Yeah the entrance is too low."
Spielberg turned to
his wife. "Thank god we don't have to duck our heads in our plane, do we
honey."
| | Stephen Schochet is the author of the upcoming book
Hollywood Stories: Short Entertaining Anecdotes About the Stars and
Legends of the Movies. He is also the author of two acclaimed
audiobooks
Tales of Hollywood: Hear the Origins of Hollywood!
and
Fascinating Walt Disney: Hear How Walt Disney's Dreams Came
True!
These entertaining gift items are available at Amazon,
Barnes and Noble, 1-800-431-1579 or wherever books are sold.
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