George Clooney just revealed that he’s finally ready to put his heartthrob days behind him.
The 63-year-old actor recently sat down for a candid interview with 60 Minutes, where he shared details about how his career has evolved over the years. When asked about future projects, Clooney revealed that he’s done with rom-coms.
“Look, I’m 63 years old,” Clooney said. “I’m not trying to compete with 25-year-old leading men.”
He added, “That’s not my job. I’m not doing romantic films anymore.”
The Ticket to Paradise star also discussed his brand-new play Good Night, and Good Luck, which is based on the 2005 movie of the same name. Not only did he write the screenplay for the original film, but he also penned the stage adaptation which takes place in a 1950s newsroom. Clooney admitted that he’s understandably nervous, given it will mark his Broadway debut.
“I mean, look at this place. This is proper old Broadway. And it's exciting to be here, you know?” he said. “Look, let’s not kid ourselves. It’s nerve-wracking and there’s a million reasons why it’s dumb to do.”
Clooney explained that the story was inspired by his father’s career, adding, “When I was 12 years old, my dad was working at WKRC in Cincinnati. I would run the teleprompter. In those days, a teleprompter was—sheets of paper taped end-to-end with a camera pointed down. And you’d feed them like this, underneath the camera. And my dad would be able to read it on the teleprompter. And then at the commercial they'd say, ‘OK, cut three minutes out of that story.’ And you had at the end of it a paper cutter…”
While I can’t say I agree with Clooney’s take on outgrowing romantic movies (I’d happily watch him play a love interest any day), I’m curious to see how this next chapter unfolds for him.
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