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Clooney stars as an aging movie star who has neglected his family life in favor of his career in Noah Baumbach’s new film ‘Jay Kelly. ' He spoke with Tonya Mosley about his own journey with fame, his Broadway rendition of “Good Night, and Good Luck,” and his op-ed calling for Biden to withdraw from the 2024 presidential race.
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| 0:00.0 | This is Fresh Air. I'm Tanya Mosley, and today my guest is George Clooney, Academy Award winner, |
| 0:06.2 | director, producer, and one of Hollywood's most recognizable leading men. His latest film, |
| 0:12.1 | Jay Kelly, directed by Noah Bomback, follows a world-famous actor, who discovers that being a movie |
| 0:18.3 | star is a lot easier than being an actual human being. |
| 0:22.3 | The character Jay Kelly has the fame part down. |
| 0:25.7 | The father-partner friend part? Not so much. |
| 0:29.1 | When a mentor dies, Jay's perfectly curated image unravels. |
| 0:33.7 | He decides to follow his daughter across Europe, a trip that forces him to face his regrets and some of his blind spots, including the frosty relationship with his children. |
| 0:44.6 | Clooney stars alongside Adam Sandler, who plays his manager, Lord Dern as his publicist, and Billy Crudip as his old friend who never made it as an actor. |
| 0:54.9 | George Clooney's body of work spans decades, |
| 0:57.7 | from his breakout role as Dr. Doug Ross on the NBC Medical Drama ER, |
| 1:02.7 | earning nominations for three Golden Globes and two Emmys, |
| 1:05.8 | to two Academy Awards, |
| 1:08.3 | best supporting actor for Siriana in 2005, and Best Picture as co-producer for Argo in 2012. |
| 1:15.8 | Earlier this year, Clooney made his Broadway debut as he reprised the story of Good Night and Good Luck on stage, which was a theatrical adaptation of the film. |
| 1:27.7 | George Clooney, welcome back to the show. |
| 1:30.1 | Thank you, Tanya. It's been a while. I'm glad to be back. |
| 1:33.3 | I know, and it's our first time talking. |
| 1:35.8 | You know, this new film where you play this world-famous actor |
| 1:40.6 | who is coming to grips with the fact that he is missed out on the things that actually |
| 1:44.5 | matter. There's this pivotal scene that really plants that seed early in the film that I want to |
| 1:50.4 | play. It's you, your character, Jay, and his palatial home by the pool with his 18-year-old |
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