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> [When you're young you believe it when people tell you how good you are. And that's the danger, you inhale. Everyone will tell you you're a genius, which you are not, and if you understand that, you win.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-clooney/when-you-re-young-you-believe-it-when-people-tell-you-how-good-you/)

[George Clooney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-clooney/)

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## More by George Clooney

> [I was very lucky to get well known much later in life. You need to have flopped quite a few times to get a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-clooney/i-was-very-lucky-to-get-well-known-much-later-in-life-you-need-to/)

[George Clooney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-clooney/)

> [The Patriot Act is certainly a concern; all of those things are dangerous. I think more important than me preaching is that we as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-clooney/the-patriot-act-is-certainly-a-concern-all-of-those-things-are/)

[George Clooney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-clooney/)

> [I enjoy going on motorcycle trips and stopping in small towns and enjoying drinks with the locals.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-clooney/i-enjoy-going-on-motorcycle-trips-and-stopping-in-small-towns-and/)

[George Clooney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-clooney/)

> [The people I've respected most in the industry over the years - Paul Newman, for instance. I just loved the way he handled growing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-clooney/the-people-i-ve-respected-most-in-the-industry-over-the-years-paul/)

[George Clooney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-clooney/)

> [I watch 'Batman & Robin' from time to time. It's the worst movie I ever made, so it's a good lesson in humility.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-clooney/i-watch-batman-robin-from-time-to-time-it-s-the-worst-movie-i-ever/)

[George Clooney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-clooney/)

> [I bought a piano once because I had the dream of playing As Time Goes By as some girl's leaning on it drinking a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-clooney/i-bought-a-piano-once-because-i-had-the-dream-of-playing-as-time-goes/)

[George Clooney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-clooney/)

> [I've walked with very famous people down red carpets over to the crowd of thousands of people, and you'll reach out to shake their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-clooney/i-ve-walked-with-very-famous-people-down-red-carpets-over-to-the/)

[George Clooney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-clooney/)

> [There is something very unsettling about being with someone when they die. People say it's peaceful. It's not peaceful. It's the most personal thing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-clooney/there-is-something-very-unsettling-about-being-with-someone-when-they/)

[George Clooney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-clooney/)

> [The script for this film was written 52 years ago by Edward R. Murrow, who taught us many valuable lessons about responsibility and always,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-clooney/the-script-for-this-film-was-written-52-years-ago-by-edward-r-murrow/)

[George Clooney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-clooney/)

> [I've been working with Pat Robertson on Africa debt-relief, and we disagree on virtually everything except certain very specific, inalienable rights, and the truth…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-clooney/i-ve-been-working-with-pat-robertson-on-africa-debt-relief-and-we/)

[George Clooney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-clooney/)

> [My grandparents back in Kentucky owned a tobacco farm. So, to make money in the summer, we could cut and chop and top and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-clooney/my-grandparents-back-in-kentucky-owned-a-tobacco-farm-so-to-make/)

[George Clooney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-clooney/)

> [I don't like that man. Mr. Tall and Handsome, but I'm told he'll grow out of it. I'm surprised he's not here tonight!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-clooney/i-don-t-like-that-man-mr-tall-and-handsome-but-i-m-told-he-ll-grow/)

[George Clooney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-clooney/)

> [Shutting down the government is not how you make government work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-clooney/shutting-down-the-government-is-not-how-you-make-government-work/)

[George Clooney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-clooney/)

> [Any time I think I'm smart, I'm not. There's a great movie, Out of the Past, where Robert Mitchum says, 'I never found out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-clooney/any-time-i-think-i-m-smart-i-m-not-there-s-a-great-movie-out-of-the/)

[George Clooney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-clooney/)

> [I just think there are a lot of celebrities who don't feel that they have a voice. A lot of actors come from a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-clooney/i-just-think-there-are-a-lot-of-celebrities-who-don-t-feel-that-they/)

[George Clooney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-clooney/)

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