John Travolta was thinking about retirement after his son's death

Hollywood actor John Travolta (58) had after the death of his son in 2009 almost stopped making films.

John Travolta presents his new movie "Savages" in Berlin.
Berlin - Hollywood actor John Travolta (58) had after the death of his son in 2009 almost stopped making films."After my son died, I thought at first I was going to retire," said the star of such films as "Pulp Fiction" and "Saturday Night Fever," the news agency dpa. "I was interested in nothing."

Only slowly the realization came, that work could help to get over the painful experience. Suddenly Oliver Stone had called about a role. The film "Savages" by Oliver Stone with Travolta as corrupt cop runs on 11 October in German cinemas on."I like the idea, now to have a comeback, just because I thought for a while, I might never again make a movie," Travolta said in Berlin.Travolta "with I do not know if I could really stop the film business, but at that time it was the right idea to me even more to put pressure on. "