From the archives

Another interview from a while back

party animal - not! — Thu, 09 Aug 2018 23:26:27 GMT

Do we have this? Nick looms large again..... http://uk.eonline.com/news/658815/george-clooney-has-no-clue-how-to-act-while-working-shoulder-length-hair-watch-the-throwback-clip George Clooney Has "No Clue" How to Act While Working Shoulder-Length Hair—Watch the Throwback Clip Some relationships come and go, but our love for George Clooney never Ends. "I was going to be a television personality because my father had been in Cincinnati for 35 years," George shared with ...

Various old pics

laetval — Wed, 25 Jul 2018 22:15:58 GMT

During Ocean Eleven 2001 During a press conference for the 3 kings (2000) in Berlin Benjamin Bratt, Julia Roberts, George Clooney and Steven Sodenburg the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, where the American Film Museum honors the schausielerischen performance of Julia Roberts, New York, USA 03/04/2001 Golden Globe 2001 1998

Long-ago interview with Barry Norman

party animal - not! — Thu, 11 Aug 2016 00:35:50 GMT

Do we have this somewhere already?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e338-CWYz8g#t=142.948688

George Clooney Interview "Facts of Life" (Merv Griffin Show 1985)

laetval — Sun, 29 Nov 2015 08:58:12 GMT

Welcome to the archives

Katiedot — Thu, 30 Oct 2014 19:49:55 GMT

Hi everyone

I'm bringing up this sectin of the forum as it seems not be read very often. In this area you'll find all the old, great interviews that George has given going back years.

Seeing as some of us feel that there's not enough George in the forum at the moment and that what there is, is largely wedding related, we may have some fun playing around here.

GQ Interview: the rake's progress [published in about 2001]

Katiedot — Sat, 18 Oct 2014 17:43:18 GMT

And THIS is the interview where he does apparently say he'd consider children and a family The Rake's Progress source: GQ magazine, by John Brodie ( GQ senior writer), Photos by Mark Seliger It's been eight years since he showed up on ER and commandeered the hearts of America. Now as George Clooney prepares to add the title of director to his studded résume, John Brodie gets inside his very dangerous mind. It's a warm, September night in Los Angeles as three Universal Pictures executives ...

Esquire - December 2004 "What I've learned"

Katiedot — Mon, 24 Mar 2014 02:33:26 GMT

From Esquire December 31, 2004, 8:00 PM What I've Learned: George Clooney Actor, 44, Los Angeles By Cal Fussman My first memory is when I was four years old: a family reunion at my uncle George's farmhouse. Uncle George was one of those great guys, a true character who claimed to have been a World War II bomber pilot and dated Miss America, one of those guys who walked into the room and lit it up. You remember how Al Pacino talked in Scent of a Woman? "Hooo-waaaaaaah!" Uncle ...

Esquire (UK) June 2007

Katiedot — Sun, 23 Mar 2014 11:43:15 GMT

Hope this comes up big enough to read.

Interview from 1998: Parade Magazine

Katiedot — Sun, 23 Mar 2014 02:48:30 GMT

http://www.parade.com/articles/editions/1998/edition_06-07-1998/In_Step_With Success, fame and wealth all have come George Clooney’s way. But, he says ‘It’s Finally About Friendship And Loyalty’ “I like to think of myself as the Pete Rose of actors,” George Clooney said. “Pete Rose wasn’t the most talented athlete, but he made up for most of it with hustle. I sold suits, insurance, drew caricatures at a mall, sold women’s shoes, stumbled ...

Women's Real - December 1999

Katiedot — Sat, 22 Mar 2014 22:45:31 GMT

Again, this is one I've dug out from my files so not sure where to give credit. "I won't be lonely this Christmas" He's single again after the break up of another relationship. But, George Clooney tells Gabrielle Donnelly, he has someone else to keep him warm... A funny thing has been happening to George Clooney since he left the hit television show ER. Normally mild-mannered women have taken to attacking him verbally on the street. 'It's like they're ticked off with ME because ...

"Catch Him If You Can" Gisele Bundchen and George Clooney. Vogue. June 2000

Katiedot — Wed, 19 Feb 2014 13:26:29 GMT

Vogue US June 2000 "Catch Him if You Can " Photographer: Herb Ritts Fashion Editor: Tonne Goodman Hair: Jimmy Paul & Waldo Sanchez Makeup: Virginia Young & Tracy Warbin Model: Gisele Bundchen & George Clooney

Interview with Diane Sawyer at Villa Oleandra - Sept 2005

cindigirl — Mon, 06 Jan 2014 04:42:00 GMT

Interview at his Villa Oleandra home around the time he first bought it. It's I believe in 6 parts.

http://www.videosurf.com/video/george-clooney-in-villa-oleandra-1-rosario-arijon-62701728

George Clooney's Activism in Sudan Recasts the Stereotype of Selfish Movie Stars

Mazy — Sun, 05 Jan 2014 11:50:04 GMT

I did a search and checked here around the same time frame and didn't find this hope it's not a repeat. George Clooney's Activism in Sudan Recasts the Stereotype of Selfish Movie Stars By Lindsay Novis May 4, 2012 George Clooney's Activism in Sudan Recasts the Stereotype of Selfish Movie StarsImage Credit: Wikimedia Commons I’ve always been skeptical of Hollywood's celebrity activism. The major players of Hollywood hold tremendous influence, whether they like it or not, and many ...

Pretty boys can think - The Guardian, February 2003

Katiedot — Sat, 04 Jan 2014 12:12:05 GMT

An oldie, but a goodie. http://www.theguardian.com/film/2003/feb/15/features.weekend Pretty boys can think If you're a hugely bankable Hollywood star, there are certain expectations of you. Maintain your profile, toe the line and keep schtum about politics. George Clooney, on the other hand, is hollering his disdain for his government and its dumb war plans, and he's directed his own, somewhat risky, film. Interview by Sally Vincent. Sally Vincent The Guardian, Saturday 15 February ...

George Clooney on Letterman

Admin — Thu, 25 Jul 2013 08:40:18 GMT

Not sure how old this is now, and clearly I've missed Thanksgiving, but this is still one of my fave all time George interviews. Well worth watching again.

Oceans 13 George & Brad Interview

Mazy — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 14:36:13 GMT

This is an old interview with the three of them but it is hysterical. I don't have the link but you can go to "NPR" and search the title. OCEANS 13 GEORGE & BRAD INTERVIEW Over the weekend I had the opportunity to sit around a table with George Clooney and Brad Pitt and interview them about their new movie! Coolio! We agreed to meet at a coffee shop down the street. They were already there when I arrived. They were sitting there taking pictures of each other with big fancy cameras. ...

Interview with George from The Perfect Storm

Admin — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 16:42:03 GMT

Found at Webspace webring Who knew that George hates being tickled?! He answers questions about whether it's true that he cuts his own hair and never wears makeup. He also answers intelligent questions about the film, too. June 2000 George Clooney-'The Perfect Storm' GEORGE CLOONEY gets his sea legs in his gripping new thriller 'The Perfect Storm.' Get onboard with JULIE MORAN for this revealing interview! Julie Moran: This movie is going to be a huge hit, especially with ...

Article from 2005 "Toxic Bachelor"

Katiedot — Sat, 11 May 2013 16:05:19 GMT

The link is gone, but it's still available in the cache: Daily Mail There's no date, but I'm guesstimating May 2005. They were on, then off, then on again. Five years later George Clooney still refuses to consider marriage. So is Essex girl Lisa Snowdon about to have her heart broken by Hollywood's most toxic bachelor? Byline: ALISON BOSHOFF THE CANNES Film festival held annually in Cannes, France. First held in 1946 for the recognition of artistic achievement, the festival came ...

GEORGE Clooney: A Biography by Jeff Hudson

Katiedot — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 11:42:51 GMT

Excerpt from a biography published some years ago: IT SOUNDS like every woman's dream. But as Talia Balsam found out, marriage to George Clooney comes with a lot of unwelcome extras. She had no idea that agreeing to spend the rest of her life with the heart-throb meant spending it with his friends, too. Notoriously close to a group of seven old mates he calls The Boys, his devotion to male bonding sessions left his marriage in tatters. The pair split in 1992, after just three ...

Video: George Clooney at the 2006 Oscars

Katiedot — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 12:20:42 GMT

Finally managed to get this to embed! http://www.etonline.com/awards/130488_Oscars_Flashback_George_Clooney_2006/ Oscars Flashback '06: Clooney the Conman By ROBERT PACE February 13, 2013 While acting worked out well for him, George Clooney could have been a successful salesman (or conman) if he'd chosen to be. After winning his first Oscar, the charming, smooth-talking actor demonstrates his commanding persuasion on ET's correspondent. At the 2006 Oscars, Clooney was up for ...

"George Clooney: love or lies?" Gala article asking if he's gay. March 2011

Katiedot — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 19:21:32 GMT

Thanks for the find, Laetval! Gala magazine is one of Germany's biggest gossip magazines. From Gala Love or Lie? Solid as ever George Clooney is being accused of leading a double life. Is his love for Elisabetta really played it? Gala checked out the alleged evidence . For the Italians, they are the hottest couple since the connection between pepperoni pizza and bread oven. Elisabetta Canalis, "Eli" already appears as one grenade, this quick-witted, feisty and funny, and George ...

"Happy To Be One Of The Boys" The Chronicle, December 2004

Katiedot — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 13:04:43 GMT

Happy To Be One Of The Boys A Battered George Clooney Depends On His Friends To Be His Anchor December 04, 2005|By RON DICKER; Special to The Chronicle NEW YORK — Celine Balitran arrived and left. So did Lisa Snowden. And many before that in George Clooney's revolving door of bachelorhood. The real loves in Clooney's life are ... Richard ... and Thom. They are among a group of nine committed souls more likely to knock you out with their aftershave than their knack for matching ...

Is George Clooney going into mid-life meltdown? Daily Mail August 2007

Katiedot — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 17:05:55 GMT

George Clooney has certainly had his share of bad press. This from a writer in the UK's Daily Mail who seems to have some personal dislike against him. The theory at the time was that she was team Lisa in the breakup. There's some absolute crap in this article, but she does ask some interesting questions too: The Daily Mail Is George Clooney going into mid-life meltdown? by ALISON BOSHOFF Last updated at 07:45 05 August 2007 George Clooney likes to make the girls scream. ...

Various articles about George's supposed fight in a London bar, November 2005

Katiedot — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 11:13:30 GMT

MSN gossip: Nov 4, George Clooney denied a newspaper report that he was involved in a shoving match with a security guard outside a bar in London's West End. The Evening Standard said Clooney had gotten into a pushing fight with a guard at Meza in the early hours of Friday morning after using the bar's rear entrance to avoid photographers. According to the newspaper, a reception was being held at the bar for a screening of Clooney's latest film, "Good Night, and Good Luck." A ...

Vanity Fair interview: Heartthrob Hotel, December 1996

Katiedot — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 07:17:12 GMT

Heartthrob Hotel On NBC’s monster hit ER, George Clooney became the boyish idol of millions of American women. As Clooney ascends to the ranks of Hollywood leading men—opposite Michelle Pfeiffer in One Fine Day, in Batman and Robin, and in the first DreamWorks movie, The Peacemaker—Jennet Conant discovers that his life combines frat-house clutter and lightning costume changes with perilous romance and miles and miles of heart. By Jennet Conant ‘What are you doing?” ...

People Magazine interview: Sexiest Man Alive, Sept 1997

Katiedot — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 02:44:31 GMT

http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20123764,00.html November 17, 1997 By Cynthia Sanz Call a doctor! ER's George Clooney has hearts racing as the Sexiest Man Alive of 1997. We've got a bad case of love sickness! Call it the Clooney maneuver. It's that little head tilt he does when his chin dips down and his eyes drop to the floor. Then, wham! Those eyes are back, full of mischief and magic, atop a sly half grin that all but announces, "Yep, I'm trouble, but you ...

Washington Post interview: George Clooney uncowled: Sept 1997

Katiedot — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 05:43:54 GMT

The latter part of the interview is more interesting (IMO). It gives his opinion (kind of) on religion and what drives him at work. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/review97/fgeorgeclooney.htm George Clooney, Uncowled By Sharon Waxman September 28, 1997 LOS ANGELES — The first inkling George Clooney had that all was not well with his debut as a masked, latexed superhero came when he finally saw "Batman and Robin" on the eve of a publicity tour ...

Bono interviews George Clooney for Time magazine, April 2009

Katiedot — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 21:02:24 GMT

I don't remember this one: link Heroes & Icons: George Clooney By Bono Thursday, Apr. 30, 2009 George Clooney is a dangerous man. He needs to be watched... to be monitored... He's a new kind of American radical... a post-'60s, post-obvious, post-postmodern radical, not the left-leaning Hollywood bleeding-heart do-gooder that many think. Oh, no... Clooney, 48, is a pragmatic idealist, and a patriot in a very different sense than the way that word is normally used. He believes ...

Mariella Frostrup interview, The Observer, January 2002

Katiedot — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 14:38:11 GMT

Oddly, I couldn't find this interview in the archives. It's one of my favourites. Currently the quote about him sleeping in his closet is doing the rounds on twitter. http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2002/jan/20/familyandrelationships.georgeclooney Bedside manner "George Clooney is at my bedroom door clutching a pile of videos. I'm disappointed it's not his toothbrush. Perhaps it's porn?" Holed up in freezing Montreal to interview George Clooney, Mariella expects a quick chat between ...

Interview Magazine - September 2005

Katiedot — Sat, 25 Aug 2012 05:30:16 GMT

If anyone's wondering about George's attitude to smoking, it's near the beginning of the article: WITH A NEW MOVIE ABOUT ANOTHER TIME WHEN ANXIETY, FEAR, AND SUSPICION CAST A SHADOW OVER AMERICAN LIFE, GEORGE CLOONEY ASKS HARD QUESTIONS ABOUT TWO SUBJECTS CLOSE TO HIS HEART: THE COUNTRY'S FREEDOM AND THE POWER OF TELEVISION We may now live in an era when the television news media seems fraught with credibility issues, but George Clooney's latest directorial effort, Good Night, ...

GEORGE CLOONEY VIDEO : VANITY FAIR ; 2006

Joanna — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 14:58:15 GMT

Video of a fabulous photo session with Annie Leibovitz
for the Hollywood Issue of Vanity Fair in 2006

http://www.vanityfair.com/video/2010/08/594132052001

POLITICS OF GEORGE CLOONEY : c 2006

Joanna — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 00:28:10 GMT

The complete 3 page article is here....http://usliberals.about.com/od/celebrityactivists/a/GClooney.htm FEBRUARY 2006 The Politics of George Clooney, Actor and Liberal Activist By Deborah White, About.com Guide See More About:george clooneycelebrity activistsdarfur Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images "I'm a liberal. I'm confused when that became a bad word..." George Clooney told CNN's Larry King on February 16, 2006. "It's interesting. I think what happened over a period of time ...

VIDEO: GEORGE... "A CAREER IN BOLLYWOOD ?"

Joanna — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 20:11:08 GMT

GEORGE CLOONEY AT LIVE 8 CONCERT 2005

Joanna — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 06:30:31 GMT

I remember this...does anyone else ? I've found some photos too.... Live 8 Concert 6 July 2005 Edinburgh 50,000 – The Final Push From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Live 8 concerts and line-ups 2 July 2005 Hyde Park, London Château de Versailles, near Paris Siegessäule, Berlin Circus Maximus, Rome Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia Park Place, Barrie Makuhari Messe, Chiba Mary Fitzgerald Square, Johannesburg Red Square, Moscow "Africa Calling", Eden Project 6 ...

IS GEORGE CLOONEY THE NEXT CARY GRANT ? 2007

Joanna — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 10:31:06 GMT

Is George Clooney the new Cary Grant? David Thomson June 3, 2007 Page 1 of 3 | Single page George Clooney Photo: AFP If George Clooney is to be the new Cary Grant, writes David Thomson, he'd better stop being so pleased with himself and leave the Vegas romps behind. We all love movie stars, and the very idea of them. But sometimes we get the notion that it is harder to be a "true star" now than it was. We may note that Katharine Hepburn, Barbara Stanwyck, Laurence Olivier and ...

VIDEO: MERRY CLOONEY CHRISTMAS 2008

Joanna — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 09:34:24 GMT

Blast from the past - George hosting SNL in 1995

watching — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 18:17:14 GMT

Not sure if this will work outside of Australia but if you want to try, below is a link to the episode of George hosting Saturday Night Live back in the day.

Link to video - then scroll down on the right hand side until you see George.

Saturday Night Live - Greatest Hits from 1975 - 2000

George Clooney, 1995
Oscar winning actor George Clooney hosts, back when he was just plain old TV star George Clooney.

George Clooney: "How I feel about manners" Daily Mail Sept 2009

Katiedot — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 09:31:22 GMT

This is one of the weirdest articles (or is it in interview) I've ever read from the Daily Mail. Not sure when he spoke to them but it's definitely not an April fool joke. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1212006/George-Clooney-How-I-feel-manners.html George Clooney: How I feel about manners By Gabrielle Donnelly 11 September 2009 Manners maketh man: George Clooney treats others as he would wish to be treated. If there's one phrase I would be happy never to hear ...

VIDEO: GEORGE INTERVIEW WITH MICHAEL PARKINSON

Joanna — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 11:57:06 GMT

VIDEO: GEORGE TALKING ABOUT WALTER CRONKITE

Joanna — Sat, 02 Jun 2012 14:43:14 GMT

http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=2827478n

Clooney Reflects On Cronkite
July 19, 2009 12:13 PM

In February 1968, Walter Cronkite told the public what he thought about the war in Vietnam. Actor George Clooney talks about the impact of Cronkite's statements.

Remembering Walter Cronkite

VIDEO: GEORGE ON ROSIE O'DONNELL SHOW 1996

Joanna — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:32:41 GMT

George was first guest on Rosie O'Donnell's show

VIDEO: GEORGE INTERVIEWED ABOUT CONFESSIONS OF DANGEROUS MIND

Joanna — Mon, 28 May 2012 13:27:14 GMT

Lighthearted Interview with Sam & George
about Confessions of a Dangerous Mind

Entertainment Weekly 2004 interview ??

ally12 — Mon, 14 May 2012 20:33:53 GMT

Hey everyone, do by any chance does anyone have a transcript or scan of the Ocean's twelve cast interview they did for Entertainment Weekly, where they talk about the haunted house in Italy etc..

thanks in advanced

People Magazine - May 2001

Katiedot — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 11:53:49 GMT

From People May 07, 2001 Boy George 40 By Anne-Marie O'Neill At 40, George Clooney Seems as Committed as Ever to His Buddies, Basketball, a Certain Potbellied Pig—and Bachelorhood Jerry Weintraub smelled a rat. It was 1 a.m. and the producer had just returned from a long night of stopping traffic and keeping curious fans at bay on the Las Vegas set of his latest project, Ocean's 11—the all-star remake of the 1960 Rat Pack casino-heist flick featuring George Clooney, Brad ...

New Yorker interview, April 2008: "Somebody has to be in control"

Katiedot — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 18:34:31 GMT

http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2008/04/14/080414fa_fact_parker Somebody Has to Be in Control The effort behind George Clooney’s effortless charm. by Ian Parker April 14, 2008 . Clooney is well aware of the need for “certain veniers you use to keep the room going.” Photograph by Martin Schoeller. George Clooney was at home in Los Angeles one afternoon in mid-January, a few days before he flew to Sudan in his new role as a United Nations 'Messenger of Peace' ...

George Clooney video: Peace is hard 2009

Katiedot — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 10:36:44 GMT

It's a few years old but Henway dug this one up:

George Clooney's motorbike accident in NYC back in 2007

cindigirl — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 19:51:56 GMT

Kind of a slow news today so here's a video on George's motorcycle accident in New Jersey.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRU2z5k7B_M

Interview with Time Magazine - Feb 2008

Katiedot — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 16:33:14 GMT

Another oldie! From Time By Joel Stein 20 Feb, 2008 George Clooney wasn't supposed to say yes. A reporter interviews a movie star at a restaurant or a hotel lobby or an office, with his publicist lurking in the corner, ready to cut off any vaguely interesting questions. But to come over to my house for dinner? That's a trap no sucker has ever shoved a famous foot into. Partly because there are so many unknowns—you're stuck alone chatting up the family while the reporter cooks, ...

Vanity Fair, November 2006

Katiedot — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 16:05:57 GMT

We visit Casa Clooney for a chat about the producer-actor-director's latest film, The Good German; his plan to cause a New York media meltdown; and what his Aunt Rosemary (the Britney Spears of her day) taught him about keeping fame on a leash. by Rich Cohen November 2006 America projects two kinds of power in the world: hard power, which is tanks, jets, and missiles, and soft power, which, at the moment, is George Clooney. He is dashing, and charming; his hair glistens; his dark, soupy, ...

Interview with Marie Claire (UK) 2008 with Renee Zellwegger

Katiedot — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 16:00:40 GMT

http://www.marieclaire.co.uk/celebrity/interviews/201112/george-clooney-and-renee-zellweger-speak-to-marie-claire.html George Clooney and Renee Zellweger speak to Marie Claire By Harvey Marcus on Tuesday 1 April 2008 George extends a hand, winks, and his face creases with warm lines that throw a kink of ripples across his brow, snatch a hold of that wide, knowing, Dean Martin smile and pull it wider. 'Hi, there,' he says. There's maybe two dozen or so people milling about - ...