George Clooney
George Clooney
George Timothy Clooneyis an American actor, filmmaker, and activist. He has received three Golden Globe Awards for his work as an actor and two Academy Awards, one for acting and the other for producing...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth6 May 1961
CityLexington, KY
CountryUnited States of America
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Honest to God, it's a fun year. What it comes down to is these two films, people worked really hard on both of them, and I thought both of them were pushing the needle, not as much socially and politically as people like to say, but in terms of what studios are willing to make.
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I sort of worked backwards in a way,
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When I was first writing it, I thought I'm about the right age and I might be the right guy to play it, ... But after looking at more and more footage of him, you realized that Murrow always looked like he had the weight of the world on his shoulders. And, quite honestly, that's not what people think of when they think of me.
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TV makes or breaks policy. You could argue it elected (President John F.) Kennedy. The danger is most people get their information from television. It has to be done responsibly.
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When I started to do it, my dad said, 'be very careful with your facts'. And we double-sourced every single scene
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You make a lot of films, do you? You make a lot of films yourself? Yeah, I'd like to see you make a film first before you get to talk about it. What a jerk.
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In doing the screenplay for 'Good Night, and Good Luck,' the most important thing for me was to constantly go back to wherever the opposition would argue. So I had to keep reading all the books and articles about why McCarthy is such a good guy.
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I'm kind of comfortable with getting older because it's better than the other option, which is being dead. So I'll take getting older.
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Who would name their kid Jack with the last words 'off' at the end of your last name? No wonder that guy is screwed up.
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I have friends who run big companies and they talk about very disturbing things at times,
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I don't know that I will make a dime on any of this. I could lose my shirt, ... But it will be a big adventure.
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No. No, the judge sits first, then we sit.
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If we had used an actor, people would say we were harsh. We had to show him doing what he did.
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If we had someone play McCarthy, people would have said he is (portrayed as) ... too evil and as a rat,