GEORGE CLOONEY - CLOONEY PINNING HOPES ON DIRECTING

Hollywood hunk GEORGE CLOONEY feels he has failed at acting and is determined to earn recognition for directing - even if it means stealing all his ideas.

The OCEAN'S ELEVEN star is depressed by his lacklustre performances in a string of movies but is inspired by the success of this directorial debut CONFESSIONS OF A DANGEROUS MIND, even though he confesses he pinched so many concepts he had to apologise to his film-making role models before the effort hit screens.

He says, "When I did Confessions Of A Dangerous Mind I sent an apology to (two other directors) for stealing shots from them.

"Acting is, as I've proven time and time again, not my greatest forte. Balancing the two is interesting."