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Buzz Feed
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Buzz Feed
George Clooney Responds To Acting Criticism
To put it plainly, George Clooney has been acting for a long-ass time. Sometimes — not always, but sometimes — when an actor has an extensive career, they tend to give performances that may seem, uh, similar to the typical viewer. Perhaps, when it comes to George's career specifically, you have found yourself watching performances from him and thinking, "Wait — I've seen him do this before. Isn't he just playing himself at this point?" Well, if you've ever had that reaction, George has some pretty strong words for you. In a new interview with Vanity Fair, George came straight for the haters' collective neck — and, suffice to say, he did not miss. 'Do people say that I only play myself? I don't give a shit,' he said. Talk that talk, man! 'There aren't that many guys in my age group that are allowed to do both broad comedies like O Brother [Where Art Thou?] and then do Michael Clayton or Syriana,' he continued. 'So if that means I'm playing myself all the time, I don't give a shit.' 'Have you ever tried playing yourself? It's hard to do.' You know what, fair enough. Read the entire interview here.
Perth Now
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
George Clooney doesn't care if people think he only plays himself
George Clooney doesn't "give a s***" about criticism of his acting. The 64-year-old star's versatility as a performer has come into question but the Jay Kelly actor insisted he doesn't care that people believe he is only ever playing a version of himself because he appreciates the diverse range of projects that come his way. He told Vanity Fair magazine: "Do people say that I only play myself? I don't give a s***. "There aren't that many guys in my age group that are allowed to do both broad comedies like O Brother [Where Art Thou?] and then do Michael Clayton or Syriana. So if that means I'm playing myself all the time, I don't give a s***. "Have you ever tried playing yourself? It's hard to do.' George suggested he has aged out of action roles because it would be "funny" to see him running after a bad guy now, and he welcomed his latest movie Jay Kelly, in which he plays a world famous movie star faced with a personal reckoning. He said: When you're an actor in my position, at my age, finding roles like this aren't all that common. "If you can't make peace with aging, then you've got to get out of the business and just disappear. "I'm now the guy that, when I go running after a bad guy, it's funny—it's not suspenseful. That's okay. I embrace all of that.' And while he was quick to sign on for the project, he did ask director Noah Baumbach - who is known for requesting multiple takes of a scene - to make the shoot less gruelling. George admitted: "I literally said to him, 'Noah, look, I love the script. I love you as a director, but I'm 63 years old, dude - I can't do 50 takes.' "I don't have it in me. I've got the acting range from A to B." The former E.R. star is grateful that he didn't experience "blinding" success until relatively late in his career. He said: 'I've been the beneficiary of having my career not be massively successful in lots of different directions. 'I didn't really get successful, in the kind of success that can be blinding, until I was 33 years old. I'd been working for 12 years at that point. I had a real understanding of how fleeting all of it is and how little it has to do with you, quite honestly.'
