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Feb. 17, 2006 Last evening Larry King hosted an interview with the very popular, ever handsome, and boyishly playful George Clooney. Larry, a skillful and adept interviewer, begged the difficult questions and George replied with candor, grace, and humor. The interview unfolded much like this- Larry went for the political perspective right out of the gate asking; don't you think that your political perspective makes you unpopular. George replied that he felt he needed to be honest and speak the truth. He added that it is the right of the people to question the actions of our government if they disagree. The next question stated that George had been nominated for three Oscar's. George replied with a dose of wit and perhaps a bit of honesty too that he felt he might not get all three, but he should be able to take home one. Larry then asked if George thought that the tabloid newspapers were generally incorrect in what they elected to print about him. George smiled and said "generally, yes". Then he offered a little insight into his perspective on that question by offering that he felt when the tabloids print stuff that hurts other people it is unfair. He said that he was somewhat accustomed to such coming from a famous family. He learned early to understand their game even if oftentimes he disagreed with what they selected to print. Larry's next question took them back to the political arena with asking how George felt about the Patriot Act and the polarization of America. George seriously said that the Patriot Act had taken away so many civil liberties and that doing so was dangerous ground. He stated that he felt the nation had not been so divided since Vietnam and Watergate and then asked "why does liberal have to mean something bad?". He mentioned that the new political twist is such that anyone who disagrees with the government is a bad person. He said "I am a liberal and I am proud of it". Larry asked if George and Brad Pitt were good friends. George replied with a smile that there are two types of friends; your show-business friends, and your buddy friends. He then said that he and Brad were show-business friends, that they "didn't go back-packing or anything". Larry asked if George had offered his house to Brad and Angelina for their honeymoon. Off the cuff, with a smile and a laugh George said "no, but I will now." Larry next asked if George liked working with Brad. To that George said, yes. Larry dug deeper. The next question was about Brad Pitt and his divorce from Jennifer Aniston. He wondered how Brad dealt with it. George was somewhat non-committal, but said it was a difficult time for Brad and that he felt that Brad more thought about how not to deal with it. Larry delved deep into George's past for his next question. He asked George if he ever thought about his days as an insurance salesman. George smiled and said yes, I still pay cash for many things because you never know when you'll be broke again. He then offered some further information about those feelings by adding that as an actor you don't always know how long you might be in that line of work because he feels that the public gets tired of actors at some point in time. He said that not everyone is like Paul Newman-working into his 70's. Larry asked if George was a good insurance salesman. George smiled, shook his head and said "no, everyone wants to tack on something extra". He said he was never very good at that. Larry asked dead pan, "do you smoke?" George said, "no, everyone in my family did and died between the ages of 60 and 70." Larry asked if there was a menial job that George was good at. George thought for a moment and said, cutting tobacco. It is hard, hot work. Larry said that the movies and old television shows always glamorized smoking. To that statement George said that they couldn't do that any more because people are and were dying, but he said that in all of the movies where he is supposed to smoke he actually did and does. Larry next stated that as a child George had Bells Palsey, which is a paralysis thing. George smiled and looked a little sky as he replied. He said that it was his first year in high school, which was not a good time in life for such maladies. He said that he had been in church and noticed that his tongue went numb. Then he drank some milk and the mild dribbled all over outside of his mouth. He mentions that he first thought he had Lou Gehrigs disease, but tempered that response with "I wasn't the brightest kid". Larry asked if the whole Clooney clan was catholic. George said yes. He then stated that he was an alter boy, participated in Latin Mass and even spoke a few phrases of Latin. He said that he is not so into that anymore and that he doesn't care what anyone believes as long as it doesn't hurt anyone. Larry tossed out "your father ran for office?" To which George replied, "he lost, that was a bad year." He said that he felt he could best contribute to his campaign as a fundraiser and he worked hard to raise money for his father's campaign as well as John Kerry's campaign. Larry asked the simplest question next. He said, "How old are you?" George smiled and replied that he was 44. (I am too. And I happen to know his birthday is May 6th. Mine is May 2nd. Coincidences, eh?) And then with a laugh he offered that he had the liver of a 72 year old. Larry seriously asked if George ever wanted to marry again. Playfully George responded, "yea, how about today." Then he said that issue was not weighing on his mind and that he felt that it was better if one could just find something that was right. Larry's next question was about George's Aunt Rosie. He queried if she had been a big influence in Georges life. George fondly said "yes, she and my dad both were". As a child George said his father had asked him what he wanted to do and his reply was "I want to be famous." He then said he thought at that time famous was a job. He said he had tried some broadcast journalism and found he was not very good at it because he didn't listen. To this Larry smiled. Larry asked about the death of George's Aunt Rosie wondering if she died well. To this George said wistfully that "dying is the one journey that you must take alone." He said that Rosie had died from lung cancer with grace and dignity. Larry then asked if George was involved with Teri Hatcher. George stated matter-of-factly that he never speaks about this part of his personal life. He said he likes to keep that to himself. He said he treats that line of questioning as if it is a secret that only he decides when and what to share. Larry asked if George wanted to be a father. George said "not particularly." Then he playfully offered that he might want to adopt a 23 year old female and he and Larry had a good laugh. Finally, he said that parenting is something one needs to take seriously and that is not part of his life at this time. Larry said "who are you going to take to the Oscar's?" George smiled the broadest smile ever and light heartedly replied "I thought I'd take a shot at Dick Cheney." Sources; Larry King Show, CNN News, Thursday, February 16th, 2006 ------------ About the author: Michelle Malsbury was born and raised in Champaign, Illinois. She holds a BA in Business Management. Currently she is seven weeks away from earning her master's degree in Organizational Management while concurrently pursuing her lofty writing ambitions. Her plans also involve obtaining her PhD in 2006/07. Michelle moved to south Florida in 1982 and resides between the Keys, Miami, and Apalachicola, allowing her to experience the seasonal fluctuations between the southernmost and nearly northernmost beauty in the state of Florida. Travels have taken her from Europe through the Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, and across much of the United States. She enjoys outdoor activities like sailing, waterskiing, hiking, bike riding, working out, and fishing as well as reading, music, theatre, playing with her two amusing pets (Abu Chez, her 6 year old Australian Blue Heeler and Zack, her two year old yellow tabby cat) and writing. Michelle is a regular featured author on the web site www.useless-knowledge.com and member of their 100 + articles published club. Here she enjoys exchanging points of view with her comrades on an array of topics. "Three Years With Adonis" is the first to be published of several books that she has written and is now available in all the better bookstores, but can also be found and ordered at Amazon.com, Booksamillion.com, Barnesandnoble.com, or ordered directly from her web sites, www.3yearswithadonis.com, www.threeyearswithadonis.com, or www.MichelleMalsbury.com. In addition to "Three Years With Adonis", she has authored four other books and three screenplays while continuing to explore all that life hands her. Email Michelle Malsbury: zackywacks@aol.com Comment on this article here! ------------ All articles are EXCLUSIVE to Useless-Knowledge.com and are not allowed to be posted on other websites. ARTICLE THIEVES WILL BE PROSECUTED! |
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