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George Clooney has a surefire way to stay out of trouble as a celebrity in the age of social media.
In the profile of washington post The Oscar-winning actor, who went public Friday, says he’s managed to avoid being overly exposed to today’s 24/7 media cycle by not engaging with those platforms.
He also shared, “I don’t think you can be a star.”
That’s how Clooney showed how certain movie stars before him like Gregory Peck and Paul Newman (both of whom were friends of his before they died) were in the spotlight. It was part of a larger conversation that identified
“It doesn’t mean you can’t be dumb and stupid, but it does mean that you stand up for what you believe in and act with a little dignity.” “Ticket to Paradise” said the star. “And they both had a great sense of humor about themselves.”
Clooney, who was honored alongside the likes of Gladys Knight and U2 at the Kennedy Center this month, is active in humanitarian causes in addition to his work as an actor, producer and director.
Ethan Hawke, who voiced Clooney as Neuman in this year’s HBO documentary, The Last Movie Star, said he deserved such a prestigious honor. (Both CNN and HBO Max are part of the same parent company, Warner Bros. Discovery.)
“It’s interesting that he’s receiving the Kennedy Center Honors Award this year because Newman did too. They’re truly responsible artists, contributing to American culture and joining the long line of people who are civic leaders.” “It fits,” Hawke told the Post. “Whether you like George’s politics or admire where he spends his money and time, you have to admire his willingness to take the initiative and care.” it won’t.”
Steven Soderbergh starred opposite Clooney in the 1998 masterpiece Out of Sight. Jennifer Lopezthe actor is unique in that he doesn’t care that his politics could hurt the reach of his stardom.
“Default mode can’t think about fairness or protect people who can’t protect themselves. It’s great that people use that juice for those purposes, but it’s not the flow of the flow.
“The flow is going in a self-directed direction, and it’s in a mode of extracting whatever it can from this business, whatever it can from the world at large. …He’s one of the few people who punches upwards.
Clooney will be featured as part of the Kennedy Center Honors on CBS on December 28th at 8pm.