Clooney believes boozing, gambling made him a star
News
-Staff
By Staff
Thursday,
August
02,
2007
Actor
George
Clooney
believes
that
it
is
the
lifetime
of
boozing
and
gambling
that
has
helped
him
become
a
successful
film
star.
The
gorgeous
actor
said
so
during
his
recent
visit
to
Tokyo
for
the
publicity
of
his
latest
movie
Ocean's
Thirteen.
"I
practised
drinking
and
gambling
for
around
25
years
to
prepare
for
this
role," the
Mirror
quoted
him
as
saying
while
telling
how
he
felt
about
playing
suave
conman
Danny
Ocean
for
the
third
time.
Clooney
also
joked
about
his
co-star
Brad
Pitt
at
the
occasion.
"I'm
Brad
Pitt
-
I
just
look
a
lot
older,"
he
said.
The
actor
has
become
slimmer
and
fitter
than
ever
before.
His
lean
new
look
is
in
sharp
contrast
to
how
he
appeared
while
filming
Syriana,
for
which
he
had
piled
on
30lbs
and
grew
an
unflattering
beard.
Meanwhile,
Clooney
has
vowed
to
keep
in
shape
now
that
he
has
shed
more
pounds
than
he
had
put
on
for
playing
the
Oscar-winning
role."I
made
a
vow
to
keep
in
shape.
It
was
frighteningly
easy
to
put
the
weight
on.
I
did
it
in
a
month
and
that's
scary
because
it
takes
a
lot
longer
to
get
it
off
again.
Especially
when
your
body
isn't
up
to
working
out,"
the
Daily
Mail
quoted
him
as
saying
after
shooting
Syriana.
The
46-year-old
admitted
that
being
fat
made
him
feel
old
and
depressed.
"There
was
not
a
moment
that
was
fun
about
shooting
this
film.
Everybody
has
a
year
where
they
age
a
decade
and
this
was
that
one
for
me,"
he
said.
"It
was
good
for
the
film
and
I
am
glad
I
did
it,
but
I
would
never
do
it
again,"
he
added.