“I f**ked too many chicks and did too many drugs”: George Clooney Believes He Hasn’t Lived His Life The “Right way for politics”

The list of celebrities who have turned into politicians is a long-drawn one. In recent memory, we have seen a number of actors playing the role of politicians in movies but being a politician in real life is a tricky one. Despite everything, some actors have successfully made it big in their political journey, but George Clooney will not become a politician due to his wild past.

George Clooney sat down with Newsweek to talk about why he will avoid becoming a politician which may affect his career, and he will continue being a politician only in reel life. During the interview, he gave a deeper explanation of his, ruling himself out as a candidate in elections and a leader.

George Clooney Did Not Live Correctly To Be A Politician

During the interview with Newsweek, George Clooney talked about how he has rejected the notion of him becoming a candidate in elections. The actor played a flawed presidential candidate in The Ides of March, which he co-wrote, giving some dialogues which he would like to listen to hear from a presidential candidate.

However, he has ruled out every possibility of him becoming a politician as he did not live the right way when he was young, adding he had a lot of vices in his youth.

“I didn’t live my life in the right way for politics, you know. I f–ked too many chicks and did too many drugs, and that’s the truth.”

George Clooney said that a smart political campaigner would “start from the beginning by saying, ‘I did it all. I drank the bong water. Now let’s talk about issues’ That’s gonna be my campaign slogan: ‘I drank the bong water.’?” Since running for election would only tarnish his reputation, he has decided to help the needy with his humanitarian work.

George Clooney’s Efforts to Amplify the Voice of The Needy

In the same interview, the Up In The Air actor shared how he made numerous efforts to make the crisis in Darfur, Sudan an international issue. Clooney shared that the real trick to grabbing people’s attention is by making films that can help in stopping wars or preventing another from taking place.

“The trick is to be really concise—it’s a one-liner on a poster, right? You have to make it clear. ‘You can stop a war before it starts’ [or] ‘If you had a chance to prevent the next Darfur, what would you do?'”

He added that they can not grab people’s attention for a long period of time, hence they return once in a few months to remind people about the ongoing problems.

“You cannot sustain people’s attention seven days a week, for a long period of time. Actors have an advantage, because you do a movie and then you disappear for a while. That’s what John and I try to do—come back every three or four months with something new to reignite interest.”

Upon asking what his work in the region was, the actor explained how he would amplify the voice of the needy, but he does not have a mountain or megaphone big enough to grab the attention of the people of Darfur, Sudan.

“My job is to amplify the voice of the guy who lives here and is worried about his wife and children being slaughtered. He wants to shout it from the mountaintops, but he doesn’t have a very big megaphone or a very big mountain. So he’s asking anyone who has a mountain and megaphone to protect his family, his village.

And if he finds me and asks, ‘You got a big megaphone?’ and I say, ‘Yes.’ ‘You got a decent-size mountain to yell it from?’ ‘Yeah, I got a pretty good-sized mountain.’ ‘Will you do me a favor and yell it?’ And I go, ‘Absolutely.’?”

George Clooney’s humanitarian work was recognized by United Nations as the foundation named him as a Messenger of Peace in 2008. Moreover, The Downtown Abbey actor’s Ides of March was a great film as it told the plot and told the fictional story of Stephen Meyers, who was an ideal candidate for the presidential campaign but soon got involved in dirty politics. The film was a success as it grabbed the attention of the viewers, collecting $76.3 million despite having a tiny budget of $12.5 million.

Source: Newsweek