American - Actor | May 6, 1961 -
You have only a short period of time in your life to make your mark, and I'm there now.
George Clooney
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Growing old on screen is not for the faint of heart.
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When you're young you believe it when people tell you how good you are. And that's the danger, you inhale. Everyone will tell you you're a genius, which you are not, and if you understand that, you win.
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The only failure is not to try.
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I think the reason why a lot of young people are such screw ups... is oftentimes they didn't have the luxury I had of forming important relationships and opinions and life experiences before having success.
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But 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 the last name? No wonder that guy is screwed up.
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Failures are infinitely more instructive than successes.
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There is a strange pecking order among actors. Theatre actors look down on film actors, who look down on TV actors. Thank God for reality shows, or we wouldn't have anybody to look down on.
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I don't believe in happy endings, but I do believe in happy travels, because ultimately, you die at a very young age, or you live long enough to watch your friends die. It's a mean thing, life.
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It's not about an opening weekend. It's about a career, building a set of films you're proud of. Period.
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The people I've respected most in the industry over the years - Paul Newman, for instance. I just loved the way he handled growing old on-screen. It's understanding that you're now basically a character actor. Which is fine, but you have to pay attention to it.
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