A little less George …

Well there’s certainly been a stir over this recent EW issue where George reveals no more press conferences for him.  The media has picked this one up and ran with it but in reality he’s been saying this one for the last two years.  His last big promotional push was for “Leatherheads” and even before that he was dropping hints that he would be doing less PR than most believing that the mystery of the Hollywood Celebrity has diminished with today’s media channels.  So it should come to no surprise to anyone that he’s finally called a halt to random interviews and press conferences.  Here’s the incerpt from the EW article that’s being embellished across the web.

EW: At the same time, I  haven’t seen one interview with you [George] for this movie.

Clooney: It’s closing in on two years since I’ve really done any interviews. Leatherheads bombed.  And what occurred to me is that I did everything.  I did the whistle-stop tour.  What you realize is, when you’re at a certain place in your career where people know you, it’s not like you have to get known. I don’t want to be more famous. You realize that movies are going to be successful or not based on the trailer and how it’s sold and what people’s perception of the movie is. No amount of going out there and trying to be funny on a talk show or doing covers of magazines is going to make a difference.  I don’t believe that’s true for actors who are making their name.  But once you get to that place, I find it to be sort of soul stealing.

EW: But then you just end up getting stupid questions on red carpets and marriage proposals at press conferences.  At some point, don’t you want an avenue to discuss your work intelligently?

George: I’ll do red carpets, but I’m not going to do the press conferences anymore.  You focus on a few smart interviews and try to do them every once in a while and make them hard to get.

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