George Clooney no longer interested in romance on the big screen.
During a recent interview with the magazine Daily mailClooney has said that after discussing his age with his wife Amal Clooney, he will no longer “kiss girls” in movies.
“I tried to go the Paul Newman route of 'Okay, I'm not kissing a girl anymore,'” Clooney said.
He added: “When I turned 60, I talked to my wife. I said, 'Look, I can still play basketball with the boys. I play with 25 year old guys. I can still party, I'm in shape. But in 25 years I will be 85 years old. It doesn’t matter how many granola bars you eat, that’s the real number.”
Clooney has made his career as one of Hollywood's most popular romantic leads. His credits include romantic films such as One Fine Day with Michelle Pfeiffer, Out of Sight with Jennifer Lopez, Up in the Air with Vera Farmiga and Ticket to Heaven with Julia Roberts.
The Ocean's Eleven star may have been hinting at this decision for a long time. He said: “60 minutesBack in March, he ditched “romance films” entirely to make room for a new generation of Hollywood leading men.
“Look, I'm 63 years old. I'm not trying to compete with 25-year-old leading men,” he said. “That's not my job. I don't do romantic films anymore.”
At a meeting with New York TimesClooney recalled that early in his career he had problems with a director who criticized his on-screen kissing technique.
Clooney said: “I remember early in my career I had to do a kiss scene with this girl and the director said, 'Not like that. What.' And I was like, “Dude, this is my move!” This is what I do in real life!”
