George Clooney Quotes & Sayings (Page 4)

“I grew up in the world of bad television, on my dad's sets and then as a young schmuck on dating shows and so on.”

“My father ran for Congress in 2004, and I got a sense that there is no way to achieve much success without a certain amount of compromise.”

“My grandparents back in Kentucky owned a tobacco farm. So, to make money in the summer, we could cut and chop and top and house and strip the tobacco.”

“You have to remember that in the microcosm of Cincinnati, Ohio, through northern Kentucky, my father was a big star, still is. So that made my sister and me really visible. Everybody knew us, talked about us.”

“Directing is much more satisfying to me than acting.”

“I've been lucky enough to do a few films that will last longer than an opening weekend and those films are the ones I'm proud of.”

“My father was and is a great journalist. Thirty years ago, I was studying broadcasting in college, and the problem was I wasn't nearly as good as my father. I wasn't as quick or as smart as my old man, and I realized it would be a long time before I was ever going to be, and I decided to do something else.”

“For me, the definition of a patriot is someone who is willing to constantly question the government; that's what separates us from other countries.”

“I had a Tesla. I was one of the first cats with a Tesla. But I'm telling you, I've been on the side of the road a while in that thing.”

“I watch 'Batman & Robin' from time to time. It's the worst movie I ever made, so it's a good lesson in humility.”