George Clooney joins human race, admits he hasn't "succeeded" in rom-coms like Julia Roberts
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It’s good to know that even George Clooney needs a little validation. Life being a mere mortal is a nightmare, so it’s a relief to learn that the two-time Oscar winner and one-time Batman feels insecure about how his job performance. In a new interview with The New York Times, he admitted that he’s never “succeeded” at the whole romantic comedy thing like his co-star Julia Roberts. Join the club, Clooney.
“They sent me the script, and it was clearly written for Julia and I,” Clooney said. “In fact, the characters’ names were originally Georgia and Julian. I hadn’t really done a romantic comedy since One Fine Day—I haven’t succeeded like Julia has in that forum—but I read it and thought, ‘Well, if Jules is up for it, I think this could be fun.’”
To defend Clooney against himself, One Fine Day is one fine movie. Who wouldn’t want to see Michelle Pfeiffer and Clooney have a fine day together? People would rather see Clooney spend time with his fake ex-wife, Julia Roberts. So be it.
“It somehow only made sense with George, just based on our chemistry.” Roberts said. “We have a friendship that people are aware of, and we’re going into it as this divorced couple. Half of America probably thinks we are divorced, so we have that going for us.”
“Also, George and I felt a lot of happy responsibility in wanting to make a comedy together, to give people a holiday from life after the world had gone through a really hard time. It’s like when you’re walking down the sidewalk and it’s cold outside and you get to that nice patch of sun that touches your back and you go, ‘Oh, yeah. This is exactly what I needed to feel.”