George Clooney Breaks Down His Most Iconic Characters | GQ
Man of the Year George Clooney breaks down his most iconic roles, including his characters in 'O Brother, Where Art Thou?,' 'Ocean's 11,' 'Ocean's 12,' 'Ocean's 13,' 'Out of Sight,' 'Good Night, and Good Luck.,' 'Michael Clayton,' 'The Descendants' and 'Midnight Sky.'
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I get the impression that George Clooney has been in a good mood for the last 50 years.
Perfect description.
He's George Clooney.
He hasn’t been married very long so of course
That Nespresso money does a man good.
The guy did sell an Alcohol company of his for a billion dollars. That's just insane lol
>George Clooney breaks down his most iconic characters >spends half an hour talking about how great all his costars, writers, and directors are
That’s humility
Was thinking the same thing
Surprisingly modest man, he certainly has my respect
Same with Matt Damon
Lies again? Grab Car Institute College
I am convinced that the reason George Clooney is a true star is because of his voice. The weight and tenor is his voice is just stunning. Yes of course he’s talented and personable and charming but I honestly think it’s the voice. That’s the reason he’s given long or complicated dialogs in so many of his roles. People just wanna hear him speak. Also the smile. The smile, too.
I see what you're saying, but watch him in The American. It's a game changer. He really reigns it all in, and is fantastic.
@@waynej2608 exactly what came to mind for me. Probably his best performance and he doesn’t smile and hardly says a word throughout.
He has a very distinct voice…. In a very good way.
@@XxImAxDoUcHeXx certainly one of the lesser mentioned "Iconic Hollywood Voices"
Sooo trueeee
I wish they could’ve had him breakdown Fantastic Mr. Fox. It’s such an underrated voice performance and movie
The movie itself is one of my all time favorites
so underrated and agree that gq missed by not including it
Love you all. Just know that. That movie is all time for me
I like the laugh he makes when he mentions Batman and Robin at the start.
he had no problem taking the money
Couldn't even get the title out without chuckling, lol sure checks out to me!
Bat nipples!
@@KS-xk2so He either laughs or apologizes for the movie.
@@steveconn 🤣🤣🤣🤣
This dude is so practiced at being charming, like he's a veteran of a thousand cocktail parties and knows how to be the center of attention.
I'd like to think that he's just being true to his nature. "Practiced at being charming" sounds like guile and I've never sensed that about him.
@@silentqueue2344 Yes the kind of amazing charm that Clooney has , you can't teach that. That's inborn just like his amazing looks
@@iiwi758 of course I agree. He'll be the centre of attention doesn't matter if he wants it or not!
@@mridulnair4754 yeah, you can't teach that, but you definitely can excel at that.
@@silentqueue2344 yes. Very true. He actually come through as being someone who can just blend in and not be the center of attention.
You can tell he's a real class act by how immediately complimentary he is of everyone else he's worked with.
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you mean like literally every other interview of any actor ever ?
@@micatnight2010 literally just watched the one with arnold, half of the video is him singing the praises of actors and directors that he worked with lmao
I mostly appriciate that he admit Batman and Robin was awful and was absolutely cool with it seeing people making fun of it. It's not easy to say the movie was awful but hey I still enjoyed watching it. It's so bad yet so hilarious 😂
George Clooney is just an old fashioned movie star. There were at least 10 films he didn't talk about which are brilliant. "The American", "Perfect Storm", "Syriana"...I could go on and on.
Yes, he is not an actor, he didn't know, what it means.
@@katalinhock5302 Oh, I'd say he was an 'actor'. The aforementioned films, and a few others are sufficient evidence of that. I'd be more inclined to call Mark Whalberg a 'movie star'. Perhaps, Clooney is both. I liken Clooney to Paul Newman, a huge screen star, but with viable acting cred. Imho.
Men Who Stare At Goats!
Up in the air, The Ides of March and of course Fantastic Mr Fox as well. Also loved his role in Intolerable Cruelty. So many gems.
proper throwback
A boat trip at 3AM with Matt Damon, Don Cheadle, Brad Pitt and George, what an amazing adventure
Who would be the Natalie Wood?
Oh it’s Brad Pitt 100%
30:32, Coloney idiot. Bolsonaro, Orban Patriotic Democrats. Biden is an election fraudster and a liberal fascist.
@@SandMaxxPayne Matt Damon no q
Just don't ask about that boat ride with Obama
Out of Sight 0:42 O Brother, Where Art Thou? 5:43 Ocean's Trilogy 9:49 Good Night, and Good Luck. 15:40 Michael Clayton 20:28 The Descendants 26:23 The Midnight Sky 29:52
Thank you
@@nibncabc2737 No problem
@@ruly8153 r/NotOPbutok
no batman?
@@stevenhoffman8797 Why would he want to talk about batman? There’s enough bad things happening in the world right now
We GOTTA get a Brad Pitt Breakdown now!!
Oh my god YES
EXACTLY
I would love to hear his breakdown of Sleepers
YES PLEASEEE
Please omg
Oceans 11 is, no joke, my favorite movie of all time. Absolutely amazing.
I could listen to him talk about the stories he's been a part of all day.
"O Brother, where art thou? " is one of his best performances and one of the best Coeh brothers' films!
👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🙌🏼
“I WASNT HIT BY NO TRAIN”
I love this film more than I can say! A family favourite. So quotable throughout.
@@Jacob-kx1ix lots of respectable people been hit by trains
Yeah, well that's just like, your opinion , man
I like that he’s not a Hollywood blank. A lot of Hollywood people say so much without actually saying anything of substance. He has substance as a person. That’s what makes him cool.
Nor is he a studio shill nor a talking head.
How substantial of you to say
It feels like he's living life with this intense passion and you can feel it in every film he's behind the camera. That kind of charm is unbeatable.
this man ages like fine wine
I agree Grace
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@@georgeclooney2894 something tells me you’re not the real George Clooney but it could just be me.
@@austinlam7973 it really isnt. He wouldnt not be on youtube replying to comments lol
Man i wish he would talk about The Perfect Storm, such an underrated film!
I second that ❣️
THIS MAN NEEDS TO MAKE A PODCAST
@SomeWhiteGuy because he's interesting to listen too!
Right? Same thing I thought about right away 😩
Now I want a full interview with Clooney about the fun they had making the Ocean's movies. Sounds like it was fun time all round.
Out of Sight is such an underrated movie. It has a great script, excellent plot, fantastic cast and the on screen chemistry between Clooney and Lopez is electric.
Not sure it's under-rated. Maybe under-seen.
Out of sight is my fave george Clooney movie that film is so well made
'Jackie Brown' came out in 97 and changed the landscape for Elmore Leonard. 'Out Of Sight' had similar themes but is so fking unique to Soderbergh. I like how he always takes advantage of the change in weather wherever he shoots. Adds so much atmosphere
What a thoughtful, eloquent, good-humored dude. One of the best of these GQ has done.
This man passed the vibe check with flying colors. It's wild and shocking considering his influence, success and wealth. Good for him
😊😊😊😊😊
Syriana, Solaris and Up In The Air were great movie experiences for me. Even The American still resonates.
I watched this mainly to hear what he had to say about Michael Clayton. A great movie, crafted so meticulously, without showing off any department. Pure integrity.
I think the final scene in that film is inspired more by Bob Hoskins in The Long Good Friday as opposed to The Graduate.
Surprised "Up in the Air" isn't on this. Great movie and a really interesting character
Such an underrated movie! More people need to watch it
true
Yah Didn’t he win an award for it? Or was that ANna Kendrick?
Holy crap good point! If I'm not mistaken that movie got nominated for a few awards, and I believe even won one or two. Or I might be thinking of The Descendants - also one of his best movies imho
Up in the Air sadly didn't win any Oscars. The Descendants won Best Adapted Screenplay
Burn After Reading is just one darn hysterical movie, and the way his character's story ends is just so funny.
Haven’t seen that!
I was hoping he wouod talk about that one :/
@@firuBR he was so quircky in that movie.
He would had to address what he was making in the movie lol
Good night and Good Luck has become such a profound and important and ultimately foreshadowing moment for media.
Surprised he doesen't talk about "Eric Andre Show" appearances
Most underrated comment
I smell rapper
@@Optics21 when you take a wizz do you get a sense of khalifa?
Is it really him though? I don't think it is
@@themachomaniac9447 😐
Imagine being this nonchalant about mentioning your house on Lake Como and hanging with Brad Pitt, Matt Damon and Don Cheadle...
I love how his uncle edited the cuss words and they left it
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You mean they left them _out._
Yes! How cool is that right? The only person to ever edit the Coen Bros
Out of sight is such an underrated gem, one of my all time favorite movies. I’m happy to hear it was just as fun to shoot as it is to watch 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Love that he spent so much time on Out of Sight. He's done amazing stuff since (as this video proves), but that's probably still his best movie.
I love how he sees Shailene Woodley as one of his daughters.
I got a little emotional when he said that. That was definitely a breakout for her. I also think a marriage to Rodgers would have been a disaster so glad she called it off.
The sound track for O Brother was the soundtrack to my entire highschool. that CD was playing almost every single day in classroom or another. pure nostalgia
He's just so charismatic, I would watch eight hours of this.
This breakdown was great. He really went into depth about each movie. They could do another breakdown for George because they left out a lot of great movies.
George always looks classy.
"I hear you get 20 a picture now" *What a legend*
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Right...
I've heard him tell that story before.
He is looking more and more like his father as the years go by. Nick Clooney was only in our news market for a short time, but he was wonderful.
What a great episode once again. Thanks GQ. George seems like such a pleasant guy and a great storyteller. Would love to see Leonardo DiCaprio do a breakdown of his iconic characters.
I cannot imagine him agreeing to do this.
@@parryyotter why’s that
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Between 2005 to 2013, Clooney are pretty amazing runs of films. Good Night, and Good Luck, Syriana, Michael Clayton, Burn after Reading, The Men who stare at Goats, Up in the Air, The Ides of March, The Descendants, and Gravity.
Sadly you're right
Love syriana, underrated.
oceans 13 is great too
Really enjoyed UP In The Air.
"Out of sight" was such a great movie, i can't believe it wasn't a hit.
Clooney probably looked his best in it
The movie was marketed badly. They had a crime drama with a romance at the core. All of the trailers and press were focused on just Jo-Lo and Clooney making it look nothing like the actual film.
the love scene with him and JLo that begins in the bar - best edited and sexiest scene I’ve ever seen
@@jaybizzle1995 agreed that was a very good scene
Too offbeat, and Clooney and JLo weren't that big yet. Soderbergh didn't have a real hit until Traffic.
"I [had just] done Batman and Robin...(chuckle)." Same, bro. Followed by, "I knew I had to find a better script." What a gentleman.
Same? Have you done Batman as well?
I know, excellent movie, one of the true greats of superhero movies.
I want George Clooney to give me some book recommendations
The way he talks about movies is absolutely charming. He's so passionate and detailed in the stories he tells, I could listen to him for hours.
O'brother Where Art Thou is such an underrated classic. Its one of my favourite movies and Clooney's best performance imo
Up In The Air and The American, both about middle-aged males who waited too long. Masterpieces.
Loved the American. But what do you mean by “waited too long”?
@@shittygitty71 To settle down with a woman, have a family.
I loved The American. Such a quiet and beautiful film with perfect tone.
@@steveconn Something modern women don't do enough. Men can have kids after 40, women can't (very often)
@@NeverSaySandwich1 old friend had one at 43 or 44. It's possible.
the oceans 11 cast sounds like the classy version of jackass
I know it's not one of his biggest movies but I loved one fine day. The chemistry between him and the beautiful Michelle Pfeiffer is amazing and the script is excellent.
I wish they covered 'Intolerable Cruelty.' The courtroom scene was awesome: "Your honor, he's strangling the witness!" "I'll allow it."
Lol
Underrated movie
Totally agree. I really wanted to hear about that. But perhaps since it was another Cohen bros. movie, they figured "O Brother Where Art Thou" covered it.
I loooove that movie
You mean to tell me you didn't have Dusk till dawn!? One of his most badass characters.
Ikr...that's the one i was hoping to see.
exactly
@@yozza4978 gq has bad taste in movies
I was also waiting for it...
I remember being a very young teenager and having the biggest crush on this man. I told myself I’d be into older men because of clooney 😩
How’s that working out for you?
What an incredibly sweet guy, absolutely the kind of person you could spend time with simply listening to.
Likes himself too much. No humility. Everything's a joke, had a pretty trouble-free life.
I used to think George Clooney was a miserably smug and self-satisfied prettyboy, an opinion set in stone by his smirky ER persona and that God-awful franchise-flushing turn as Batman. Then O Brother happened. In a single film he entirely reversed the course of his career and showed us a funny, humble, self-deprecating side of himself that has stuck for more than two decades and made him one of the last true movie stars. I just cannot get enough George Clooney, he's phenomenal.
Michael Clayton is a very under appreciated movie imo.
His best movie
this man ages like fine wine
Best film
The corporate thriller has become an ignored sub-genre, and Michael Clayton is one of the best.
Agreed! He carried it very well, as did Sydney Kozak (I believe his name was, rest in peace)
Burn After Reading might be my favourite Clooney character. Honestly. Give that movie another shot. So good. The suave of Clooney sitting on sinking sand of insecurity
I was hoping it would get talked about here, underrated film, some career bests
Seems to be only me that despises that film.
@@X_Online801 I can understand why someone would, if you don't like that recurring joke of people like Clooney and Pitt playing the kind of characters they don't play, it wouldn't be as funny
Brad Pitts character smiling when he got caught before getting shot.....peak Cohen Brothers motif
Man … I could listen to him telling stories for hours. I would love to share a drink (or a friendship) with him.
"Out Of Sight" with Jennifer Lopez will always be my favorite..They both gave amazing performances!
What chemistry
One of his best roles is on The Perfect Storm
the oceans trilogy is one of the best trilogies of all time in my opinion. every movie is a 10 out of 10.
So you haven't seen Hawke and Delpy in Linklater's "Before" Trilogy?
He didn’t talk about ER and Dr. Doug Ross? Dude was the OG McDreamy
Well done said, and I agree.
no, there is no “OG mcdreamy” there is only one and will always be one and that man is derek shepherd yup
My mans shamelessly skipped talking about the role that made him the man he’s today
@@sarahkolfat2Doug Ross is the OG McDreamy and makes Derek Shepherd look like a kid playing Operation.
The only fan letter I’ve ever written was to George Clooney about “Good Night and Good Luck,” because of the impact it had on a class of 15 year olds I was teaching about the Spanish Inquisition. I was kind of disappointed that he never wrote back.
That guy on the chain gang recording getting that royalty check is an amazing story!
How did u not talk about "The Fantastic Mr Fox"
George Clooney transcends the boomer label completely
True true Shikamaru
“The Men who stare at Goats” was another good one
I love that movie
One of the main reasons I even clicked this video are you cussing with me
Michael Clayton, Up in the Air and Descendants are all so excellent
This guy is an ACTOR through and through. What a great mind. This was such a pleasure to watch.
I love the Ocean movies but my favorite Clooney movie is Out of Sight. The chemistry between him and Lopez is just perfect. He gets to be charming and funny. Great movie.
The scene where White Boy Bob is running up the stairs and stumbles is one of the most unexpected moments I have ever seen in a movie. Lol
@@TheMeanGreenGoblin Yes! One of the craziest, funniest wtf moments
Phenomenal cast what a great movie.
Love it. I've had such a huge crush on Jennifer Lopez, since seeing that film. She was amazing. I didn't realize that it didn't do well at the box office. Kind of weird, as many people I know, saw it and liked it. Clooney only got better after that impressive performance.
Yeah! Wow! Jennifer and George should think about doing a series of movies - In Out if Sight the chemistry between the two of them is hot!
Its just so pleasant to listen to his insight to the roles he played and cares most for.
Man of Constant Sorrow will always have a place in my heart and memories
My favorite movies are The Perfect Storm & The Monuments Men. I can't wait to see Ticket to Paradise! George Clooney seems to be the type of guy you would want for a friend. Caring, fun, personable and no ego.
When I saw ‘O Borther..’ I immensely convinced that he’s a fit in a Wes Anderson film not just voice acting.
How can you not like this man. Always praises other people first and seems embarrassed that he did a great job in these films. Very humble. John Stamos just took a back seat! Haaaa
I like that he compliments everyone and doesn't talk about his own personality.
One of my favorite GC films, where he goes against 'type', is Burn After Reading. He plays the paranoic so well!
I've always loved George and watching his performances. He's pretty underrated as an actor, but I've always thoroughly enjoyed his films.
Impressed by his apparent integrity & political engagement here. Had always just seen him as a sort of genial "big movie star"? But he seems to be a whole lot smarter than I'd realised!
He's a typical moron lefty Hollywood schill
"Do you know what your problem is?" "I only have one?"
He's had a lot of great lines and he delivers them with the smoothness of warm butter.
Fascinating video; thank you Mr. Clooney and GQ.
Personally, I would have included "The American". His character was cold as ice and yet somehow we could identify with something within him. Brilliant.
Up in the Air is one of his best
George is really neat. A big thing I love about him, is this: When you watch White Christmas this holiday season, and marvel at the beauty of Rosemary Clooney..remember, he is her nephew :)
The Descendants is such a beautiful, underrated movie. Such a realistic examination of family and loss.
Only Clooney film that brings me to tears.
He reminds me of Carry Grant.Hansom, witty a master of comedy and drama...He conveys so much not saying a word his eyes can say so much
The cab ride scene at the end of Michael Clayton was his best, for me it’s was about a man’s redemption, you could slowly see the weight of all the wrong he’d done slowly disappearing for this one pure selfless action at the end of the movie.
Was on set with him today, he’s such an amazing person to be around.
Such a cool guy, good role model for sure...it's so cool to see people succeed in life, when u consider all the negativity in the world.
Definitely on my list of guys I'd like to have a beer with...
@Just Some Guy without a Mustache Karen or Darren
i would like to see Most Iconic Characters with Robert Downey JR, Samuel L Jackson , Bruce Willis and Jennifer Aniston
Jennifer Aniston. Really?
Omg YES Jennifer Anniston.
I love this dude. Just naturally cool. Up In the Air is one of my favorites too.
Me too. Seen it four times I think.
He just needs to do a Part 2 of this!!! He’s in way too many iconic films and done too many iconic roles.
Shame we didn't get any Bernie Mac stories when talking about Oceans
Little unfortunate we didn't get to hear about Burn After Reading.
and Tomorrowland.
@James Laing ER wasn’t a movie tho
@@ObamaFromKenya the title says iconic CHARACTERS (didn't say movie characters) so technically he could've talked about his most famous tv role.
One Fine Day
To bring some fairness to this debate, I watched a similar video featuring Danny DeVito and they talked about his breakthrough role on Taxi. The thing with Clooney is that he probably didn't have enough time to talk about ER.
This is an amazing video. I can see why Amal chose him; his worldview is all-encompassing and engaging.
O Brother is one of my top 5 movies. And, one of my favorite pieces of autographed pop culture is a signed 8x10 copy of the movie poster signed by George, John, and Tim.
Just watched Out of Sight a few months ago for the first time, and I loved it.
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He's such a smart guy and that comes thru in his performances. I'm a fan of those 70s type movies like Michael Clayton, The American and Good Night and I hope he keeps making those.
He nearly never talks about himself. Its almost always about others. Very humble.
Out of Sight is his greatest film. One of my favorite movies of all time.