George Clooney has revealed one of the biggest mistakes he made in raising his five-year-old twins, Alexander and Ella: teaching them Italian.
The actor, 61, gave an interview with his wife, 44, on CBS Mornings on Wednesday to promote his new award show, the Clooney Foundation Albie Awards for Justice.
Host Gayle King asked what “delights” them at that age, when the actor revealed that they didn’t realize what a mistake it would be to teach them Italian.
“We made a terrible mistake. We taught them Italian… but we don’t speak Italian,” Clooney explained. “We’ve armed them with a language that they can hurt us with, and we don’t really know what they’re saying,” admitted Clooney, adding that they also speak French.
The actor also joked that he’s from Kentucky and “English is my second language,” while Amal revealed that his son Alexander looks like his father because he’s such a joker.
“Our son is such a prankster. You’ve taught him all these lessons and now he’s playing a prank on his dad,” Amal added.
George added that Alexander’s favorite superhero is Batman, though he doesn’t seem too impressed that his father once played the Caped Crusader.
“I said, ‘You know, I was Batman,’ and he’s like, ‘Yeah, but not anymore,'” Clooney joked, referring to his performance in 1997’s Batman & Robin, adding, “If only I knew how true that is.” it’s”.
Clooney was in Los Angeles earlier this month, kicking off the Roybal School’s Film and Television Production Magnet in downtown Los Angeles, where he also joked about his twins.
When asked how he would feel about his own children starting a career in show business, Clooney joked that they are already smarter than him.
“They can do whatever they want. I guess they’re a little bit smarter than me, so they’ll probably do something, they already speak three languages, and I’m still working on English,” Clooney joked.
He also spoke about the inaugural Clooney Foundation Albie Awards for Justice, which will be presented by Meryl Streep, Oscar Isaac, Dua Lipa and Michelle Obama, among others.
Amal revealed that the awards, which King says “shine a light on people who are devoting their lives to justice at great personal risk to themselves,” are named after South African lawyer and activist Albie Sachs, whom she described as A great defender of human rights.
“When we were thinking about who we wanted to win the Lifetime Achievement Award and who we wanted to name the entire ceremony, she was the first name that came to mind and we couldn’t think of anyone better,” said Amal.
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