George Clooney says he'd be 'humiliated' if his kids one day questioned him for not taking a stand in the causes he fights for as an activist
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- George Clooney shared that a motivating issue for his activist work is his household.
- The actor made an look on the "WTF with Marc Maron" podcast on Monday.
- He stated he'd be "humiliated" if his youngsters questioned him sooner or later over being uninvolved.
George Clooney is a father who needs to have a legacy rooted in activism — and a legacy that'll make his youngsters proud.
The Academy Award winner made an look on Monday's episode of the "WTF with Marc Maron" podcast, the place Moran requested Clooney about his position as an activist.
Clooney mentioned how rising up a toddler of the 1960s and early '70s offered a number of causes, similar to the ladies's rights motion and civil rights motion, to be actively concerned in "as my mother and father have been," he stated.
"My father's one mantra was to all the time problem anybody in energy and all the time defend anybody with out energy," he stated. "And for those who do this in life, you win."
Clooney, who shares 4-year-old twins Ella and Alexander together with his spouse, Amal Clooney, additionally attributes his activism work to his youngsters and the way they'll look again presently in historical past.
"I'd be so embarrassed if my youngsters in 20 years look again at this second in time and stated 'you have been okay with this and also you didn't get up and say one thing?'" Clooney stated. "I'd be humiliated by that."
The "Tender Bar" director beforehand opened up about how being concerned in activism was one thing instilled by his mother and father throughout an interview for his function in Individuals journal's "Person of the Year" 2020 situation.
"You needed to be concerned," Clooney advised Individuals of his adolescence. "My mom and father have been concerned, and we have been [taught] it's your civic obligation... I keep in mind my father saying, 'Don't come again and look me within the eye until you stand as much as [bullies and racists].' I'm glad to have been raised that method."
The actor's marriage shares the identical values. Amal Clooney is a world human rights lawyer. Collectively, the couple cofounded the Clooney Foundation for Justice which fights for justice towards human-rights violations around the globe.
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