With his new film, Jay Kelly – about a world-famous movie star looking back on his life and career – now on Netflix, George Clooney visited BFI Southbank to do the same.
In a forthright interview covering everything from celebrity to social media to politics, Clooney talks about his rise from TV actor to an industry-leading star – a writer, producer and director with a filmography that includes Out of Sight, Three Kings, Good Night and Good Luck, the Oceans films and O Brother, Where Art Thou? He also tackles Batman and Robin.
Interview by Edith Bowman.
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