George Clooney reveals why he will no longer kiss women in movies
George Clooney has revealed why kissing his female co-stars is now strictly off limits on set.
The Jay Kelly star revealed the decision was made following a “conversation” with his wife, Amal Clooney and was also made due to his age.
In a new interview with the Daily Mail, Clooney, who is now 64, explained, “I’ve been trying to go the route Paul Newman did. ‘OK, well, I’m not kissing a girl any more.'”
He clarified, “When I turned 60, I had a conversation with my wife. I said, ‘Look, I can still play basketball with the boys. I play with 25-year-old guys. I can still hang, I’m in shape. But in 25 years, I’m 85 years old. It doesn’t matter how many granola bars you eat, that’s a real number.'”
His latest comments come after Clooney insisted earlier this year that he was finished with romcoms and would be leaving those roles to his younger peers.
During an interview with 60 Minutes in March, Clooney admitted, “Look, I’m 63 years old. I’m not trying to compete with 25-year-old leading men. That’s not my job. I’m not doing romantic films anymore.”
While Clooney is no longer interested in pursuing romantic films, he has no plans to step away from acting as a whole. Earlier this month, he was awarded a nomination in the ‘Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy’ category at the Golden Globes for his performance in Noah Baumbach’s Jay Kelly.
The movie, which also stars Adam Sandler, recently arrived on Netflix following a limited cinematic release.
The film sees Clooney star as the titular character, who is an ageing actor who arrives in Italy to accept an award when his life begins to unravel.
He recently said of the character, “Jay Kelly isn’t one person. It’s a cottage industry with all these other people around, and bit by bit they’re coming to terms with the idea that their whole lives have revolved around this one individual.”
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