FUNNY AS YOU WOULD HOPE.
WE TALKED ABOUT HOLLYWOOD,
ADULTHOOD AND OF COURSE
PARENTHOOD
PARENTHOOD TOO.
GEORGE JOH GEORGE CLOONEY IS ONE
OF HOLLYWOOD’S MOST ACCOMPLISHED
LEADING MEN.
THE ACADEMY AWARD WINNING ACTOR,
PRODUCER, DIRECTOR AND SCREEN
WRITER HAS NOW STEPPED INTO TWO
MORE ROLES.
HUSBAND AND DAD.
WHAT DID FATHERHOOD GIVE YOU
THAT HOLLYWOOD COULDN’T?
>> OH, EVERYTHING.
A SENSE OF BELONGING, AND A
SENSE OF CALM AND UNCONDITIONAL
LOVE.
AND ALL THE THINGS YOU WERE
HOPING YOU COULD GET FROM A
REALLY GOOD CAREER AND A DOG.
AND, YOU KNOW, YOU REALIZE THAT
THIS IS A LOT MORE THAN THAT.
>> FOR GEORGE CLOONEY PARENTHOOD
BEGAN AT 56.
DO YOU WONDER WHY -- AND I’M
THINKING THIS BECAUSE I’M ASKING
QUESTIONS I ACTUALLY ASKED
MYSELF TOO.
WE HAD KIDS LATER IN LIFE.
DO YOU WONDER WHY YOU WAITED SO
LONG?
WHAT WAS IT?
WHY DID YOU DECIDE TO WAIT THIS
LONG TO HAVE CHILDREN?
>> I FOUND THE RIGHT PERSON TO
HAVE THEM WITH.
THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE THEIR GOAL
WAS I HAVE TO HAVE CHILDREN.
MINE WASN’T.
I WASN’T LOOK AT LIFE GOING MY
LIFE WOULD BE UNFULFILLED
WITHOUT CHILDREN.
I FELT I HAD A PRETTY FULL LIFE
AND MET AMAL AND REALIZE MY LIFE
HAD BEEN PRETTY EMPTY AND THROW
THE TWO KIDS IN THERE AND
SUDDENLY YOU REALIZE HOW
INCREDIBLY EMPTY IT WAS.
AND, YOU KNOW, IT FILLS IT ALL
UP.
IT MAKES IT FUN.
>> AS HOLLYWOOD’S BIGGEST
PRANKSTER, FUN COMES AT THE
PLAYFUL EXPENSE OF THOSE AROUND
HIM.
>> MY WHOLE JOB, REALLY, IS TO
TEACH THEM TERRIBLE THINGS.
AND I REALLY DO ENJOY TEACHING
MY CHILDREN TO DO THINGS THAT
SHOCK THEIR MOTHER.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT NUTELLA IS?
>> YES.
>> KIND OF A CHOCOLATY AND COMES
IN A JAR LIKE PEANUT BUTTER.
SO YOU CAN TAKE IT.
IRK PUT IT IN THE NAPPY, AS IF
ITS BEEN AN ACCIDENT IN THE
NAPPY.
AND THEN YOU CAN PUT IT SORT OF
DOWN AROUND ONE OF YOUR ANKLES,
AS IF YOU HAVE JUST TAKEN OFF
YOUR NAPPY AND PULL OFF THE FOOT
AND HOLD IT OUT LIKE THIS AND
SHOW GUESS OH OKAY, WAIT.
DON’T MOVE AND THEN THEY TAKE IT
AND THEY EAT IT.
>> SO DOES MOM SPEND MORE TIME
DISCIPLINING THEM OR YOU?
>> NO, ME.
SHE DOESN’T DISCIPLINE THEM AT
ALL.
THEY DON’T NEED DISCIPLINE.
IT’S ME.
SHE’S LIKE REALLY?
THAT’S WHAT THEY LEARNED TODAY
AND I’M LIKE WELL, YOU KNOW.
AND THE WORST THING YOU CAN DO
IS LEAVE ME ALONE WITH THEM FOR
A LONG PERIOD OF TIME.
BECAUSE THE THINGS THEY LEARN
ARE JUST HORRIFIC.
>> SORRY, BUT YOU’RE CRACKING ME
UP.
WHEN GEORGE IS NOT PLAYING JOKES
ON AMAL.
IT IS THEIR PEACEFUL AND
BALANCED LIFE THAT BRINGS THEM
JOY.
>> WHAT IS THE BEST PART OF YOUR
LIFE WITH AMAL.
>> I SUPPOSE JUST MY LIFE WITH
AMAL.
YOU KNOW WE’VE BEEN A TEAM SINCE
REALLY WE MET.
THE MOST WE’VE EVER BEEN APART
IS THREE OR FOUR DAYS.
NEVER HAD A FIGHT WHICH PEOPLE
ALWAYS GET TICKED OFF WHEN I
SAY.
YOU KNOW, MADE SEVEN YEARS.
AND, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A REALLY
WONDERFUL LIFE TOGETHER.
WE’RE BOTH BUSY.
BUT WE -- YOU KNOW, BUT WE’RE
BOTH VERY INVOLVED IN EACH
OTHER’S LIVES.
WHICH IS NICE.
>> PROOF THAT SOMETIMES THE BEST
THINGS IN LIFE TRULY ARE WORTH
WAITING FOR.
WHAT IF WHEN YOU WERE A TEENAGER
SOMEONE WOULD HAVE SAID TO YOU,
OKAY GEORGE IS HERE IS THE DEAL.
ALL THE BEST THINGS IN YOUR LIFE
ARE GOING TO HAPPEN AFTER YOU
WERE FIFTY?
>> I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THAT’S
TOO BAD.
BECAUSE I WOULD HAVE CONSIDERED
50 PRACTICALLY DEAD.
DIDN’T YOU?
>> YES.
>> WHEN I WAS A KID I WAS LIKE
50 IS OLD.
NOW I’LL BE 60 IN COUPLE MONTHS
AND NOW I’M LIKE 60 IS NOT SO
OLD.
YOUNG REALLY.
>> HOW IS THAT HITTING YOU?
YOU’RE OKAY WITH 60.
>> >> I’M OKAY.
I’M FINE WITH ALL OF IT.
THE NUMBER 70 PUTS A HITCH IN
ANY GETUP A LITTLE BIT.
BUT I THINK THE REST I CAN
HANDLE.
>> EXACTLY WHAT WE WERE HOPING
HE’D BE LIKE.
>> BY THE WAY HOW DID IT GET THE
INTERVIEW?
>> YEAH.
>> WELL HE’S ACTUALLY WORKING
WITH AARP.
MOVIES FOR GROWN-UPS.
HE WON A BIG AWARD.
I GOED
I GO GOT TO HOST THE EVENT.
AND HE’S GOT THE CAREER
ACHIEVEMENT HONOREE.
YOU CAN WATCH THE WHOLE THING.
SUNDAY NIGHT ON PBS.
AND THOSE AWARDS ARE TOTALLY A
LIST.
THEY ARE AMAZING AND GEORGE IS
GOING TO HAVE MORE ON THE FOURTH
HOUR.
HE’LL SING A LITTLE BIT.
>> AFTER THAT CONVERSATION I’LL
NEVER LOOK AT NUTELLA THE SAME.
>> YEAH.
HE’S GOT A GOOD ONE WITH BANANAS
SQUISHED UP IN YOUR HAND AND A FAKE SNEEZE.
FAKE SNEEZE.
>> AND PEANUT BUTTER -- THE --
>> -- MORE COMING UP.
FOURTH HOUR --
>> I JUST SAID THAT.
>> CRAIG WANTS THE PROMOTION.
>> ONCE AGAIN THE OLDEST 42 YEAR
OLD IN AMERICA.
>> DIDN’T HEAR THAT AT ALL.