2009 Golden Globes

You got to think of things at their worst, not at their best. And Out of Sight (1998) was the first time where I had a say, and it was the first good screenplay that I’d read where I just went, ‘That’s it.’And even though it didn’t do really well box office-wise-we sort of tanked again-it was a really good film. And I realized from that point on that it was strictly screenplay first. And then it becomes easier, because once you eliminate the idea of doing a vehicle. . . believe me, there’s nobody who’s encouraging us to make these films, not agents, not . . . we’re not getting paid for these things, and it’s not like we’re going to make a mint. — George Clooney, Unknown