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George Clooney is saying he has "more fun" directing than he does acting. The Oscar winner's comments came while speaking with Sky News about his latest directorial project, 'The Boys in the Boat.' Comparing directing to acting he said, "It's more fun, you have a lot more control. I get to boss them around and I don't have to learn how to row." He added "It's fun to come in in the morning and it's fun to write a screenplay and then have somebody build a set that you wrote, it really is."
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00:00George Clooney is saying he has more fun directing than he does acting.
00:04The Oscar winner's comments came while speaking with Sky News about his latest directorial project,
00:10the film The Boys in the Boat. Comparing directing to acting, he said,
00:13It's more fun. You have a lot more control. I get to boss them around and I don't have to learn how
00:18to row. He added, It's fun to come in in the morning and it's fun to write a screenplay and
00:22then have somebody build a set that you wrote. It really is. While Clooney has starred in dozens of
00:26projects, including Ticket to Paradise, Up in the Air, Michael Clayton, Ocean's Eleven, and ER,
00:32he has also directed a handful of films throughout his career, such as The Tender Bar, The Midnight
00:37Sky, Suburbicon, and The Ides of March. He told the outlet, As you get older, you need to have
00:42other things to do. You can't just do one thing. I'm lucky because I'm 62 and I get to do the stuff
00:47I love, and a lot of people don't get that. But that doesn't mean the actor won't have his share
00:51of screen time. He is set to next star alongside Brad Pitt in Wolves. For more on this story,
00:57head to THR.com. And for the latest entertainment news and updates, keep watching The Hollywood
01:02Reporter News.
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