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George and Renee, Together Again

George Clooney and Renee Zellweger pose together on the cover of the new W Magazine to promote their new film, Leatherheads. The interview is pretty funny, here are some snippets:

George talking about Barack Obama: "I spoke to him two days ago for a half hour. I think that he's in that sort of doldrums, that midelection run, where you’re still trying to define what it is that you want to be."

George on copying shots from famous directors: "I sent apology letters to Mike Nichols and Sidney Lumet after Confessions because I just directly stole shots. But then I told Joel and Ethan that I've stolen shots from them, and they’re like, 'Yeah, we stole that shot from Capra.'"

George on his age affecting the script: "You can't try to hide your age and you can't try to pretend it isn't there. You have to use it as a tool."

George on Renee's role in the film: "In movies, so often the guy gets to be the one with all the answers. In this one, she’s the smart one. Which was incredible acting on her part."

George on directing Renee: "She's my friend, so I can be really direct. I can say, 'That's not a good angle,' and not try to manipulate her, saying, 'Well, maybe you’d be looking off over there because the moon is shining.'"

Renee on being directed by George: "I just get so proud that my head pops off. George is such a confident director, and he has no idea. And he's a nice person. It gets boring hearing that, but it's true. Every once in a while you get the real good guy. You've got your Jimmy Stewart. You've got your Paul Newman. Now you've got your George Clooney."

George on encouraging his fans to post fake sightings of him on Gawker.com's Celebrity Stalker page: "They had 6,000 locations for me in the first day."

Renee on Gawker Stalker:"Oh, I log on every day to see where George is. Oh my God, get your things! He's at Barneys!…The problem with that is with his schedule these days, the sightings were all true. He was in all 6,000 places that morning—before lunch."

Posted on November 9, 2007

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