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EXCLUSIVE: George Clooney Opens Up About Twins' Personalities, Reveals Inspiration Behind Their Name
by benex Fri 01 Sep 2017, 23:01
EXCLUSIVE: George Clooney Opens Up About Twins' Personalities, Reveals Inspiration Behind Their Name
Jennifer Drysdale , ET 4:29 PM. CDT September 01, 2017
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George Clooney's twins may only be , but they've already got their own distinct personalities!
The 56-year-old star sat down with ET's Carly Steel while promoting his new film, Suburbicon, at the Venice Film Festival on Friday, where he revealed that Alexander and Ella actually couldn't be more different.
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"They start out with a personality right off the bat," Clooney admitted.
"[Alexander] is a thug already. You saw him," he said to pal Matt Damon. "He's a moose! Literally, he just sits and he eats."
"He looks like he could bounce right now, some place in Hollywood," Damon agreed.
"Like, checking IDs on the way into the nursery," Clooney continued, before describing Ella's personality. "She's very elegant, and all eyes. She looks like Amal, thank god."
As for the twin's names, the Oscar winner explained that he and his attorney wife "just didn't want to have really dumb names."
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"We figured these kids are going to be looked at a lot and watched and [have their] every move sort of judged, and we wanted them to at least have a break with the names," he reasoned. "So we looked for some sort of normal names. We didn't have any great inspiration. It wasn't Alexander the Great and Ella Fitzgerald."
"Alexander Hamilton?" Damon inquired.
"It was Alexander Hamilton," Clooney jokingly confirmed.
And while Clooney had been preparing for fatherhood since finding out Amal was pregant last fall, he admitted that the idea that he would be a dad didn't really sink in until they were born in June.
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"I suppose [the realest moment is] just the minute they came out," he said of fatherhood. "None of it is real until all of a sudden they're standing there covered in slime and crying. You're like, wait a minute, what is that? We were just two and now we're four."
"Everything changes pretty quickly," he added.
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George Clooney's twins may only be , but they've already got their own distinct personalities!
The 56-year-old star sat down with ET's Carly Steel while promoting his new film, Suburbicon, at the Venice Film Festival on Friday, where he revealed that Alexander and Ella actually couldn't be more different.
EXCLUSIVE: George Clooney Says He's 'Proud' to Be a Dad: 'This Is an All-New Adventure'
"They start out with a personality right off the bat," Clooney admitted.
"[Alexander] is a thug already. You saw him," he said to pal Matt Damon. "He's a moose! Literally, he just sits and he eats."
"He looks like he could bounce right now, some place in Hollywood," Damon agreed.
"Like, checking IDs on the way into the nursery," Clooney continued, before describing Ella's personality. "She's very elegant, and all eyes. She looks like Amal, thank god."
As for the twin's names, the Oscar winner explained that he and his attorney wife "just didn't want to have really dumb names."
EXCLUSIVE: George Clooney and Matt Damon's Bromance Is Alive and Well in 'Suburbicon' First Look
"We figured these kids are going to be looked at a lot and watched and [have their] every move sort of judged, and we wanted them to at least have a break with the names," he reasoned. "So we looked for some sort of normal names. We didn't have any great inspiration. It wasn't Alexander the Great and Ella Fitzgerald."
"Alexander Hamilton?" Damon inquired.
"It was Alexander Hamilton," Clooney jokingly confirmed.
And while Clooney had been preparing for fatherhood since finding out Amal was pregant last fall, he admitted that the idea that he would be a dad didn't really sink in until they were born in June.
EXCLUSIVE: George Clooney Is Even 'More Protective' Since Becoming a Father
"I suppose [the realest moment is] just the minute they came out," he said of fatherhood. "None of it is real until all of a sudden they're standing there covered in slime and crying. You're like, wait a minute, what is that? We were just two and now we're four."
"Everything changes pretty quickly," he added.
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Re: EXCLUSIVE: George Clooney Opens Up About Twins' Personalities, Reveals Inspiration Behind Their Name
by party animal - not! Fri 01 Sep 2017, 23:11
According to this, they've taken the twins to Venice - and have showed them around!
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Re: EXCLUSIVE: George Clooney Opens Up About Twins' Personalities, Reveals Inspiration Behind Their Name
by Donnamarie Fri 01 Sep 2017, 23:13
Oops PAN. I did post this as a new topic on this thread. Guess Katie will have to delete one of them. :/
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Re: EXCLUSIVE: George Clooney Opens Up About Twins' Personalities, Reveals Inspiration Behind Their Name
by benex Fri 01 Sep 2017, 23:17
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[size=39]EXCLUSIVE: George Clooney Says He's 'Proud' to Be a Dad: 'This Is an All-New Adventure'[/size]
By Jennifer Drysdale 1:34 PM PDT, September 1, 2017
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The Clooney twins have got their dad wrapped around their fingers!
ET's Carly Steel sat down with George Clooney and Matt Damon as they promoted their new film, Suburbicon, at the Venice Film Festival on Friday, where Clooney revealed that while he directs Damon in the upcoming movie, it's Damon who's giving him pointers about fatherhood.
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"It's not the first time I've worked with the wonderful and talented and brilliant George Clooney. He does things that other directors just can't do. He pays me in cash daily. You just don't see others doing that at this level," Damon joked of Clooney. "He's fantastic. I've done a bunch of movies with him as a producer, as a writer, as an actor, as a director and it's why I keep coming back. He's over-prepared."
Clooney had plenty of nice things to say about his starring actor as well.
"Matt's the greatest actor I've ever worked with," he raved. "In fact, I don't know a better actor I've seen in my life. I'm trying to think if there's a better actor. Nope, there's not a better actor. No, there is not."
While Damon noted that the pair's "easy" dynamic doesn't change on set, declaring that Clooney "gives me direction in our regular life," Clooney insisted otherwise.
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"Now that I've got kids, Matt gives me direction!" he said.
"Every time one of my kids was born, I'd say to my wife, 'I can't imagine two of these at once.' I have no idea how he's doing it. It's crazy," Damon confessed, before cracking that he still thinks Clooney is a "mess" of a father since Ella and Alexander were born in June.
"Its true. He's got me. I'm a mess," Clooney agreed. "But [Amal] is like an Olympic athlete. You've got two kids, you're breastfeeding like crazy. I'm very good, by the way, at diaper changing."
"This is an all-new adventure for me, but I've been through it with all my friends, so it's not really that much of a surprise," he joked. "[Fatherhood] has made me much older. It doesn't fundamentally change you, but I'm excited to see who these two people are going to be in life. I'm very proud to be [a dad]. I feel honored to be a part of it."
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Clooney has gone from Hollywood's most famous bachelor to a proud dad of two in just a few years, something the 56-year-old Oscar winner admits he never thought would ever happen.
"Honestly, I didn't think I'd be married with two kids!" he said with a laugh. "The world changes! I love being here [in Venice, where he married Amal]. It's a magic, improbable city."
"It's really fun to bring something that I've worked on for a couple years here, that we've worked on," he said of screening Suburbicon at the Venice Film Festival. "It's fun! It's a really nice experience."
Suburbicon hits theaters on Oct. 27. See more on the film in the video below[/size]
NEWS
[size=39]EXCLUSIVE: George Clooney Says He's 'Proud' to Be a Dad: 'This Is an All-New Adventure'[/size]
By Jennifer Drysdale 1:34 PM PDT, September 1, 2017
[size=9]Photo: Getty Images
The Clooney twins have got their dad wrapped around their fingers!
ET's Carly Steel sat down with George Clooney and Matt Damon as they promoted their new film, Suburbicon, at the Venice Film Festival on Friday, where Clooney revealed that while he directs Damon in the upcoming movie, it's Damon who's giving him pointers about fatherhood.
RELATED: George and Amal Clooney Enjoy a Glamorous Date Night in Venice: Pics!
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George Clooney Praises Wife Amal as a Mom: 'She's an Olympic Athlete'
"It's not the first time I've worked with the wonderful and talented and brilliant George Clooney. He does things that other directors just can't do. He pays me in cash daily. You just don't see others doing that at this level," Damon joked of Clooney. "He's fantastic. I've done a bunch of movies with him as a producer, as a writer, as an actor, as a director and it's why I keep coming back. He's over-prepared."
Clooney had plenty of nice things to say about his starring actor as well.
"Matt's the greatest actor I've ever worked with," he raved. "In fact, I don't know a better actor I've seen in my life. I'm trying to think if there's a better actor. Nope, there's not a better actor. No, there is not."
While Damon noted that the pair's "easy" dynamic doesn't change on set, declaring that Clooney "gives me direction in our regular life," Clooney insisted otherwise.
EXCLUSIVE: Matt Damon Says Ben Affleck Is 'Mr. Mom-ing It,' Jokes George Clooney Will 'Be a Mess' as a Father
"Now that I've got kids, Matt gives me direction!" he said.
"Every time one of my kids was born, I'd say to my wife, 'I can't imagine two of these at once.' I have no idea how he's doing it. It's crazy," Damon confessed, before cracking that he still thinks Clooney is a "mess" of a father since Ella and Alexander were born in June.
"Its true. He's got me. I'm a mess," Clooney agreed. "But [Amal] is like an Olympic athlete. You've got two kids, you're breastfeeding like crazy. I'm very good, by the way, at diaper changing."
"This is an all-new adventure for me, but I've been through it with all my friends, so it's not really that much of a surprise," he joked. "[Fatherhood] has made me much older. It doesn't fundamentally change you, but I'm excited to see who these two people are going to be in life. I'm very proud to be [a dad]. I feel honored to be a part of it."
RELATED: George Clooney Admits He 'Didn't Think at 56' He Would be a Dad to Twins, Praises Wife Amal's Parenting
Clooney has gone from Hollywood's most famous bachelor to a proud dad of two in just a few years, something the 56-year-old Oscar winner admits he never thought would ever happen.
"Honestly, I didn't think I'd be married with two kids!" he said with a laugh. "The world changes! I love being here [in Venice, where he married Amal]. It's a magic, improbable city."
"It's really fun to bring something that I've worked on for a couple years here, that we've worked on," he said of screening Suburbicon at the Venice Film Festival. "It's fun! It's a really nice experience."
Suburbicon hits theaters on Oct. 27. See more on the film in the video below[/size]
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Re: EXCLUSIVE: George Clooney Opens Up About Twins' Personalities, Reveals Inspiration Behind Their Name
by party animal - not! Fri 01 Sep 2017, 23:24
Oh, sorry, Donnamarie.....that's my fault......
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Re: EXCLUSIVE: George Clooney Opens Up About Twins' Personalities, Reveals Inspiration Behind Their Name
by Donnamarie Sat 02 Sep 2017, 00:42
Well I was waiting to hear George talk about the twins so have to say he didn't disappoint with his descriptions ... especially of Alex. Sound like the little guy has got some size to him (a mini Guido 
) and loves to eat!
) and loves to eat!
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Re: EXCLUSIVE: George Clooney Opens Up About Twins' Personalities, Reveals Inspiration Behind Their Name
by Doug Ross Sat 02 Sep 2017, 01:35
That's a lot of money:
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What did they send at the end?
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by LizzyNY Sat 02 Sep 2017, 14:02
Thanks, PAN. These two are so great together! Seems to me, of all the Ocean's" crew George has stayed closest to Matt and Don. Those seem like real lasting friendships.
Love the way he describes his son! If he thinks he's a thug now, wait until he starts walking!
Love the way he describes his son! If he thinks he's a thug now, wait until he starts walking!
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Re: EXCLUSIVE: George Clooney Opens Up About Twins' Personalities, Reveals Inspiration Behind Their Name
by Joanna Sun 03 Sep 2017, 11:50
Oh dear.....Someone will be sure to quote that
at Alexander's wedding in the future !
"Your Dad first described you as a moose and
a thug.....And look how gorgeous you are now"
Lovely description of Ella too.....I bet she's gorgeous.
at Alexander's wedding in the future !
"Your Dad first described you as a moose and
a thug.....And look how gorgeous you are now"
Lovely description of Ella too.....I bet she's gorgeous.
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Re: EXCLUSIVE: George Clooney Opens Up About Twins' Personalities, Reveals Inspiration Behind Their Name
by Sevens Mon 11 Sep 2017, 08:14
Another part of this interview:
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