George Clooney gave a rare insight into family life with his twins as he admitted that he ‘had kids late so I could spend time with them’.
In an interview released this weekend the actor, 64, spoke about the pressures of balancing time with your loved ones and advancing in your career when you are starting out.
George shares twins Ella and Alexander, who were born in June 2017, with his human rights lawyer wife Amal, 47.Â
Speaking to The Times he said most people are sacrificing time with their family to make a living when starting out in their given careers.
He then added:Â ‘But look, it’s easier for me. I had kids very late and so I could spend more time with them. But when you’re young? That’s hard.’
He explained that now he is older, more experienced and more financially secure, he can be more picky over which projects he actually takes on where as at the start ‘you have no control’ over that.
George Clooney gave a rare insight into family life with his twins as he admitted that he ‘had kids late so I could spend time with them’ (seen with wife Amal)
In an interview released this weekend the actor, 64, spoke about the pressures of balancing time with your loved ones and advancing in your career when you are starting out
He reminisced: ‘I remember when I got Batman & Robin in 1997 – I called my friends and we screamed because back then I had only done one studio picture, and so to me that was a huge break.
‘Of course, we did not understand then that it was going to be a terrible movie.’
Despite being one of the biggest names in the movie industry, George recently revealed that him and his family left the glitz and glamour of Los Angeles behind for a farm in France.
George said that now his kids are having a ‘much better life’ growing up out of the spotlight.
He told Esquire magazine: ‘I was worried about raising our kids in LA, in the culture of Hollywood.
‘I felt like they were never going to get a fair shake at life.’
The Jay Kelly actor pointed out that the culture in France is very different to the US, explaining they ‘don’t give a s*** about fame’.
He added: ‘I don’t want them being compared to somebody else’s famous kids.’
George shares twins Ella and Alexander, who were born in June 2017, with his human rights lawyer wife Amal, 47
George stays clear of social media platforms like Instagram and Facebook, but is worried about what will happen to his kids when they eventually get their own accounts.
Last month, he told Julia Roberts for 72 Magazine: ‘The risks are so much bigger and the consequences follow you for so much longer.
‘I’m worried about my kids; we keep them off the internet as much as we can.
‘But, you know, some of their homework is done on a computer.’
There’s no doubt George Clooney and his wife Amal Clooney live a very luxe life with an estimated net worth of $550 million (£409M) combined.
Yet, the megastar insists he lives a ‘normal’ life – despite the power couple owning multiple homes around the world.
Following the success of his Broadway play Good Night, and Good Luck, the 64-year-old’s next film is Jay Kelly, in which he coincidentally stars as a ‘famous movie actor.’
When asked by DailyMail.com at the premiere during the New York Film Festival whether he craves normalcy like his character, he revealed he indeed does have ‘normalcy’ in his life.
He reminisced about his early roles such as in Batman & Robin in 1997 when he ‘had little choice’ over what parts to take
‘I have normalcy. You know, I drive my kids to school every morning,’ he insisted. ‘I have normalcy – except for this!’
He then admitted he does have somewhat of a ‘pampered’ life, which he tries to shield from his and Amal’s eight-year-old twins.
He explained: ‘They didn’t come to the set much. They came a couple of times. I try to keep the kids away from that experience right now.
‘I’m not quite sure what they would think about it. I don’t want them to think we’re too pampered.’
