GEORGE CLOONEY - CLOONEY BEMOANS PRICE OF FAME

CLOONEY BEMOANS PRICE OF FAME

Screen heart-throb GEORGE CLOONEY warns aspiring movie stars to think carefully before eyeing a Hollywood career, because the industry isn't as glamorous as it first seems. The SYRIANA star recalls he was desperate to make it big in movies and his ambition knew no bounds. But he admits success has changed his perspective on movie stardom, making him far more aware of the price he pays for fame. Clooney tells the New York Daily News, "I think when you're young and getting started, fame is like a bug light - you're driven toward success so intensely as an actor because you're pointed that way. And when you get it, you realise most of the things that you thought would be great are not. "And that's not whining, or saying 'Woe is me.' The greatest thing about being in the position I'm in is, I can walk into a movie studio and say, 'I want to make a black-and-white film noir,' and they'll make it because they don't want me to go someplace else. And that's great. "(But) there are other parts that aren't so fun."