Overview
- Clooney announced at the Chaplin Award Gala that he will stop chasing a career and shift to work he finds more fulfilling.
- He plans to devote more time to the Clooney Foundation for Justice, which offers free legal help to victims of human-rights abuses in more than 40 countries.
- He will deepen his collaboration with the Roybal School of Film and Television in Los Angeles, a program that opens doors for students who lack access to the industry.
- He said he is not retiring and would still take a strong acting role if the right offer comes along.
- He described feeling uneasy with lavish praise at galas and, ahead of his 65th birthday in May, said he wants a quieter life built around purpose-driven work.