George Clooney wants to ''steer clear of'' politics
Hollywood icon George Clooney says he is not planning a career in politics, adding that he just wants to use his fame in contributing to social causes close to his heart.
Hollywood icon George Clooney says he is not planning a career in politics, adding that he just wants to use his fame in contributing to social causes close to his heart. "I`m friends with a lot of politicians who I like and respect and think the world of. Their life is very difficult and I don`t envy a moment of it. I truly feel as if I don`t have to make compromises in the world I work in and if I want to take up a cause and fight for it, I can do that without having to say, `Well I can`t tick off this guy because he`s raised half a million dollars for my political campaign`," Clooney said in an interview with OK! Magazine, femalefirst.co.uk reported.
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"I can be much more effective in the things I want to work on without being tied to politics at all. I`ll steer clear of that one," he added.
The 59-year-old star admitted he feels a "great sense of responsibility" to ensure his three-year-old twins Alexander and Ella, who he shares with his wife Amal, grow up aware of their privilege.
"I have a great sense of responsibility to the twins because life with them is going to be much easier in some ways, but more difficult in other ways. It`s going to be challenging to remind children who have been born under the magnifying glass of celebrity -- but also with money and all of those privileges," he said.
"It`s important to get them to understand empathy and to understand about other people who aren`t as fortunate as they are. I feel a great responsibility for that," he added.
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