( CNN ) Buzz has surrounded HBO 's new documentary `` Going Clear : Scientology and the Prison of Belief , '' but Scientologist John Travolta is not a fan . Travolta told the Tampa Bay Times that he has not seen the documentary , `` and I do n't really care to . '' `` I 've been so happy with my ( Scientology ) experience in the last 40 years that I really do n't have anything to say that would shed light on ( a documentary ) so decidedly negative , '' Travolta said . The actor , one of the Church of Scientology 's most high-profile members along with stars like Tom Cruise and Kirstie Alley , is premiering his new film , `` The Forger , '' in Clearwater , Florida . The HBO documentary is based on the book `` Going Clear : Scientology , Hollywood , and the Prison of Belief '' by Lawrence Wright and is critical of the organization , which has close ties to the showbiz industry . Travolta said he believed the doc was a result of `` people who were disgruntled with their experiences '' with the Church of Scientology , which he touted as a positive experience for him . `` I have n't experienced anything that the hearsay has ( claimed ) , so why would I communicate something that was n't true for me ? '' Travolta asked . `` It would n't make sense , nor would it for Tom ( Cruise ) , I imagine . '' He called Scientology `` brilliant '' and credited the church with helping him to survive the death of his teen son , Jett , after a seizure while the family was on vacation in the Bahamas in 2009 . `` Oh , my God , I would n't have made it , '' said Travolta , whose wife , Kelly Preston , is also a member . `` Honestly . ''
The actor says he 's not planning on seeing the buzzed-about documentary . He called Scientology `` brilliant '' Travolta credits the church with helping him deal with his son 's death .