George Clooney tells why he thinks directing films is ‘more fun’ than acting

Los Angeles, Jan 18 : Hollywood star George Clooney, who made his directorial debut with 2002s Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, has "more fun" being behind the camera than in front of it.

Clooney is back in the directors chair for sports drama The Boys in the Boat.

He told Sky News: "Its more fun, you have a lot more control.I get to boss them around and I dont have to learn how to row.Its fun to come in in the morning and its fun to write a screenplay and then have somebody build a set that you wrote, it really is."

The Tickets to Paradise actor said hes fortunate to get to do the things he loves so late in his career, reports aceshowbiz.com.

He said: "As you get older, you need to have other things to do.You cant just do one thing.Im lucky because Im 62 and I get to do the stuff I love, and a lot of people dont get that.

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"Im well aware of it, and I celebrate it because, you know, if Im not having fun, I think people would be really (redacted) off.If they look at my life, you go, If youre not enjoying that, then, you know, then who knows," he added.

However, it doesnt mean he doesnt still enjoy acting.

He said: "I still like acting.I have fun," before he quipped, "I just did a film with Brad Pitt, hes an up-and-coming actor.

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Clooney and Pitt, 60, are starring in Jon Watts psychological action-thriller "Wolfs", which hits cinemas in September.

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