In fact, make fun of yourself before someone else tries it. “I’m a big believer that the secret to a happy life is a sense of humor. Which brings the Kentucky native to his first bit of advice: Appreciate the power of laughter. Remark to Clooney that it’s a wonderful cast and he jokes, “Everyone else was unavailable.”
The film stars Callum Turner, Joel Edgerton and Hadley Robinson. They wind up in the spotlight when they compete at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin. His latest directorial effort, “The Boys in the Boat,” opens Christmas Day and has been garnering Oscar talk.īased on a bestselling book by Daniel James Brown, the inspirational tale is set at the height of the Great Depression, when a group of young men join the University of Washington rowing team. Clooney is also celebrating a few other big things this holiday season. Part of the incredible is life in Italy with his wife and 6-year-old twins Alexander and Ella. I need to celebrate each and every one of those years, feel them and just feel happy that I get to live this incredible life.” “And I framed aging this way: The next 20 years are halcyon. “Sixty hit me, and then I realized that I play tennis with guys half my age. He turned to his wife, Amal, and said, “Knock wood, I’m healthy,” the A-list actor recalls. Two years ago, when he turned 60, George Clooney had a bit of an epiphany. Director George Clooney on the set of his film 'The Boys in the Boat,' due out on Christmas Day.