George Clooney likes to be the boss on the set!
The actor, 62, admitted in a new interview that he “has more fun” as a director because he can “boss” the cast while talking about his experience directing the new sports biopic, Boys in a boatwhich debuted in theaters on Christmas Day.
“It’s more fun, you have a lot more control,” Clooney told Sky News. “I’m coming to the boss [the actors] around and I don’t have to learn to row. I still love acting. I am having fun.”
Clooney hasn’t given up on acting though, sharing details about his latest role with his former costar. “I just shot a movie with Brad [Pitt]”, he said, referring to the upcoming film, Wolves, whose release is scheduled for 2024. “He’s an up and coming actor,” he joked.
Clooney said in a new interview that he prefers directing to acting.
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However, when it comes to getting behind the camera, Clooney explained, “Directing is a fun thing. It’s fun to come in in the morning and it’s fun to write a script and then have someone do the set that you wrote, it really is.”
Clooney made his feature directorial debut with Confessions of a Dangerous Mind 2002. Since then he has directed eight more films, including Good night and good luck (2005), Leathermen (2008), The Ides of March (2011) and Bar Tender (2021), according to IMDB.
The actor and director, who has also written and produced various projects, added that he appreciates the different roles he has had the opportunity to explore in his career.
“As you get older, you have to have other things to do. You can’t just do one thing,” Clooney said. “I’m happy because I’m 62 and I get to do things that I love and a lot of people don’t realize that. I’m aware of that and I celebrate that because, you know, if I’m not having fun, I think people would be really p—– off. ”
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The actor is the director of the new film ‘The Boys in the Boat’.
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Boys in a boat, meanwhile, is hosted by Joel Edgerton and Callum Turner and tells the true story of the University of Washington rowing team’s 1936 trip to the Summer Olympics. The film is an adaptation of the book of the same name by Daniel James Brown, who also works as a producer alongside Grant Heslov.
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When it comes to casting the sports drama, Clooney said he only wants actors who, like him, truly enjoy what they do. “I only want to work with people who want to be there and love what they do because these are long hours, it’s hard to do,” he told Sky News.
“We are not complaining. But it’s long hours and a lot of work. And so, people have to enjoy what they’re doing, because I really don’t want to be around people who don’t want to get out of their trailer,” he continued, adding, “I’m from Kentucky — we try to stay outside.”
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