George Clooney Hollywood Reporter Interview September 2017
12 Lovely Things We Learned About George and Amal From Their Joint THR Interview
![George on falling in love with Amal: "It changes you in every way that every person who's fallen madly in love changes. Suddenly, the other person's life becomes more important than your own. That's not unique to us; that's [unique to] all people who are lucky enough to find the perfect partner. I'm sorry I was 50-something when it happened, but only because I could have spent even more time with her."
George on whether he and Amal planned to have children: "It had never been part of my DNA. We didn't plan on it. We never talked about it until after we were married, which is funny. There was an assumption that we didn't want them. And then, after the wedding, Amal and I were talking and we just felt we'd gotten very lucky, both of us, and we should share whatever good luck we've got. It would seem self-centered to just have that belong to us."
George on finding out that they were having twins: "[The doctor] goes, 'Well, there's one.' And I said, 'Great.' And then he goes, 'And there's the second one.' And I was like, 'What?' We just sat there, staring at that piece of paper they give you, and I kept thinking there was a mistake."
Amal on what she loves most about George: "What a great father he is."](https://media1.popsugar-assets.com/files/thumbor/teobqmzRb8UQ8N-fyfkuQxIPa_c/fit-in/1024x1024/filters:format_auto-!!-:strip_icc-!!-/2017/09/06/677/n/1922398/c1fecc6759b01142313352.27954657_GettyImages-611916428/i/George-falling-love-Amal-changes-you-every-way.jpg "George on falling in love with Amal: \"It changes you in every way that every person who's fallen madly in love changes. Suddenly, the other person's life becomes more important than your own. That's not unique to us; that's [unique to] all people who are lucky enough to find the perfect partner. I'm sorry I was 50-something when it happened, but only because I could have spent even more time with her.\"
George on whether he and Amal planned to have children: \"It had never been part of my DNA. We didn't plan on it. We never talked about it until after we were married, which is funny. There was an assumption that we didn't want them. And then, after the wedding, Amal and I were talking and we just felt we'd gotten very lucky, both of us, and we should share whatever good luck we've got. It would seem self-centered to just have that belong to us.\"
George on finding out that they were having twins: \"[The doctor] goes, 'Well, there's one.' And I said, 'Great.' And then he goes, 'And there's the second one.' And I was like, 'What?' We just sat there, staring at that piece of paper they give you, and I kept thinking there was a mistake.\"
Amal on what she loves most about George: \"What a great father he is.\"")
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