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On turning the Big 5-0 and what it means to his career
“I look at myself onscreen and go, ‘I don’t look like I did when I was 40—I know that.’ The people I’ve respected most in the industry over the years—Paul Newman, for instance. I just loved the way he handled growing old onscreen. It’s understanding that you’re now basically a character actor.
“I find that as you get older, you start to simplify things in general. By the time you get a subscription to AARP, which I just got, you have some idea of who your friends are, at least. [Getting the AARP subscription] shocked me—are you kidding? [Laughs] I told them they should do ‘The Sexiest Man Still Alive.’”
- George Clooney
(From Parade Magazine this coming Sunday)
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