George Clooney says he no longer wants to do kissing scenes

Hollywood actor George Clooney has said he is no longer interested in kissing female costars on screen revealing that the decision came after a conversation with his wife human rights lawyer Amal Clooney according to PeopleThe 64yearold actor shared his views in an interview with the Daily Mail where he said he has moved past romantic onscreen moments particularly kissing scenesIve been trying to go the route Paul Newman did Okay well Im not kissing a girl anymore George saidExplaining his reasoning the actor recalled a candid discussion he had with Amal after turning 60 When I turned 60 I had a conversation with my wife I said Look I can still play basketball with the boys I play with 25yearold guys I can still hang Im in shape But in 25 years Im 85 years old It doesnt matter how many granola bars you eat thats a real number he added as quoted by PeopleClooney has starred in several romantic films over the years including Ticket to Paradise 2022 opposite Julia Roberts Intolerable Cruelty 2003 with Catherine ZetaJones and One Fine Day 1996 alongside Michelle PfeifferSpeaking about his experiences filming romantic scenes the Oscar winner recalled an incident he had previously shared with The New York Times in September 2022 when a director criticised one of his kissing scenes early in his careerI remember early on in my career I had to do a kissing scene with this girl and the director goes Not like that And I was like Dude thats my move Thats what I do in real life George said at the timeIn the same interview Clooney revealed that filming a kissing scene with Julia Roberts for Ticket to Paradise took multiple attempts Yeah I told my wife It took 80 takes he said She was like What the hell Roberts later clarified It took 79 takes of us laughing and then the one take of us kissing to which Clooney responded Well we had to get it right as reported by PeopleEarlier in November Clooney also spoke about the secret behind his longlasting marriage to Amal during an interview with CBS NewsWell when youre younger you want to be right about everything you know Dont paint that colour on the wall George saidAnd you know Amal and I everybody gets ticked off when I say it but weve never had a fight We never had an argument And some of it is because Im at this point in life where if she wants to paint the wall red I dont care he continued as per the outletGeorge and Amal were first introduced by a friend in July 2013 They began dating and the actor proposed in April 2014 The couple tied the knot that September according to PeopleThe couple are parents to eightyearold twins Alexander and EllaThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever