Clooney: Clooney versus. Clooney just hype

TORONTO-- It will likely be Clooney versus. Clooney in the honours podium -- and also the box office, for any spell -- such as the tell that to George Clooney.In a Saturday press conference for "The Descendants," Alexander Payne's Fox Searchlight family drama (November. 18) showing at the Toronto Film Fest, Clooney was requested concerning the timing of this film and the helming/acting pic, Sony's political drama "The Ides Of March" (March. 7), also is at Toronto."I've found it's an extremely odd factor to think about competition when speaking by what I still think about as art. I never think about rivaling stars or filmmakers," he stated. "You'll still compete in the box office, (but) we are far enough apart that I am not worried about that, either. In the finish during the day I do not really consider competition, I'd rather not think about it as being a race with anybody."Enjoy it or otherwise, Clooney may be lining facing Payne to find the best director kudos."I'd rather not race Alexander," Clooney stated. "That might be a drag."Later within the Bell Lightbox conference, with Payne and youthful stars Shailene Woodley, Amara Burns and Nick Krause onstage with him, Clooney was reminded that after he won his "Syriana" best supporting actor Oscar in 2006, he joked: "Okay, so I am not winning (best) director" (an allusion to his nom that evening for helming "Night and Best Of LuckInch).So what about now?"This is a harsh factor to request," he stated wryly. "I have won an award once, then when I die they are saying 'Oscar champion -- it is a great kind of factor to possess about the tombstone. However I really do not have this dying have to collect things."Though he's deft using the politics of honours season now, Clooney suggested there is a period when he wasn't so cavalier."There is a time in which you begin in this and also you get competitive. You will get swept up attempting to contend with people. Then it becomes clear that this really is silly -- we are evaluating artists and that i do not understand that." Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com

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