George Clooney Shares His Children Are 'Slowly Figuring Out' He's an Actor
George Clooney's twins are slowly learning what their dad does for work.
In an exclusive interview with People at the 51st Chaplin Award Gala, Clooney opened up about revisiting his old films and which ones he watches with twins Alexander and Ella, 8.
"It's a weird thing. As you get older, it's hard to watch movies when you were younger because you're like, holy s**t, that doesn't even look like me anymore. I find that I'm watching, because I've got 8-year-olds, Fantastic Mr. Fox, which is a little easier because it's not really me, it's just my voice," he said.
Clooney then shared what it's like watching his old films with his children as they figure out he's an actor.
"That's kind of fun because the kids are slowly figuring out what I do for a living, you know?" he said. "But the rest of it, I find it, it's easier ... Listen, it's hard because I tend to not want to look back. But, now that I'm gonna be 65 in a week, looking forward's a lot shorter view, you know what I mean? So, you know, maybe I'll look back later."
Clooney welcomed his two children with wife Amal Clooneyin June 2017. Clooney had also talked about his family at the gala with Extra, saying he gets "messed up" celebrating two Mother's Days since living in Europe.
"No, because in Europe, Mother's Day is like a month earlier, so you get messed up. You got like two Mother's Days," he said. "It's a lot of work."
When asked if celebrates both, Clooney replied, "Yeah, I have to."
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This story was originally published April 29, 2026 at 11:29 AM.