George Clooney has given a peek into his household life, revealing that his 8-year-old son, Alexander, is actually a “lower and paste” model of his youthful self.

The actor, who welcomed Alexander and his twin sister, Ella, together with his spouse, Amal Clooney, in 2017, revealed that they’ve needed to change their objectives as a pair because the children arrived.

In the meantime, George Clooney not too long ago revealed that he prefers to lift his youngsters in France quite than L.A., lamenting that Hollywood makes him concern they will by no means “get a good shake at life.”

George Clooney cannot cease gushing about his household dynamics 11 years after tying the knot with spouse Amal Clooney. Throughout his look on the “Jay Kelly” premiere at AFI Fest 2025 in L.A. on Thursday, the “Wolfs” actor spoke about his son, Alexander, whom he stated is the spitting picture of him as a baby.

“My son appears precisely like I seemed after I was his age, so it’s type of lower and paste in a approach,” Clooney advised Individuals Journal. “I present him photos of me after I was eight and he thinks they’re photos of him.”

“It is fairly enjoyable,” he continued, including that he feels “very fortunate” to have the ability to spend time together with his household as he grows older.

“I am 64, so that you look again at all the pieces, as a result of the trying ahead is more durable,” he famous. “However I am in a fairly comfy place in life. I like what I do for a dwelling, I’ve nice associates, I spend time with people who I like, and I have been ready and fortunate sufficient late in life to have the ability to spend time with my household.”

In his chat with Individuals, Clooney additionally defined that since he welcomed his youngsters together with his human rights lawyer spouse, Amal, they’ve needed to drop sure actions to have the ability to be extra current and concerned of their lives.

“Effectively, you must watch out, proper? You may’t simply go swinging as you used to,” he advised the information outlet. “And Amal and I each needed to change our objectives on the place we might go.”

“I used to get pleasure from going to locations that have been harmful. I favored going into the Nuba Mountains and Darfur, and Abyei, and there was conflict zones. And I discovered it exhilarating. And Amal was in a bunker in Beirut for 2 years doing the courtroom instances,” he added. “And we needed to make choices not to do this as soon as we had children. You needed to change type of what the foundations have been.”

Regardless of Clooney’s celeb standing, his youngsters are rising up with a comparatively regular upbringing because the “Ocean’s Eleven” actor opened up about how he is shielding them from the overwhelming Hollywood tradition.

In an interview with Esquire, the proud father stated that he prefers elevating his youngsters in France than in L.A., decrying how Hollywood does not give them a good “shake at life.”

“You already know, we stay on a farm in France. An excellent portion of my life rising up was on a farm, and as a child, I hated the entire concept of it,” he advised the information outlet. “However now, for them, it is like — they don’t seem to be on their iPads, ? They’ve dinner with grown-ups and need to take their dishes in. They’ve a significantly better life.”

“I used to be anxious about elevating our youngsters in L.A., within the tradition of Hollywood. I felt like they have been by no means going to get a good shake at life,” he continued. “France — they sort of do not give a sh-t about fame. I do not need them to be strolling round anxious about paparazzi. I do not need them being in comparison with anyone else’s well-known children.”

Though Clooney makes positive to maintain his twins out of the general public eye, he drops hints about them now and again and has beforehand stated they’ve totally different personalities, with Alexander being the extra outgoing sibling.

In December 2023, he advised “Good Morning America” anchor Michael Strahan how shocking it was for him to witness twins come of age.

On the time, the “ER” alum advised Strahan, who himself is a dad to twins, that he realizes his youngsters are “utterly totally different human beings” regardless of having raised them on the similar time and the identical approach.

“Twins inform you numerous,” he stated, per Individuals. “When you’ve got twins and also you’re elevating [them] the identical time, the identical approach, and so they’re utterly totally different human beings, you notice how little say you’ve got in who they’re.”

“You attempt to give them some boundaries and also you attempt to give them issues that you just consider in, however they’re simply totally different,” the Oscar winner shared.

“They arrive out with an opinion, and it is wonderful to look at how totally different my children’ personalities are,” he added.