Can’t make a good film out of a bad script, no matter how well you perform, says Clooney

NEW DELHI: Before he stepped on to the silver screen, George Clooney sold women’s shoes and went door to door selling insurance. As a young boy, he did not consider acting as a profession, because he did not know any actors. Four decades, two Academy awards and four Golden Globes later, Clooney is one of Hollywood’s most successful, a feat he insists is “down to luck”.

“We are all products of hard work and determination – and a little bit of luck,” he said.

“People around us don’t get to have the kind of fun we do,” the 61-year-old actor, director, producer and global heartthrob said during a freewheeling conversation with acclaimed Bollywood actor Anil Kapoor at the 20th Hindustan Times Leadership Summit on Saturday.

“It all starts with a really good script. You can’t make a good film or a good performance out of a bad script,” Clooney said, underlining that he didn’t feel he was owed award-night recognition for his work, as he underlined the importance of writing for a successful film.

HT PHOTO George Clooney during the HT Leadership Summit.