George Clooney Tells BBC He’s Ruled Out Running for Office: ‘I Would Actually Like to Have a Nice Life’

George Clooney has often been the subject of rumors that he was considering running for office, and after former Presidents Ronald Reagan and Donald Trump, there’s no reason to believe an actor (or reality television star) couldn’t get elected to even the presidency. But the Oscar-winning actor, director, and producer has ruled out adding “politician” to his resume, as he told the BBC in an interview that aired on Sunday.

The BBC’s Andrew Marr was interviewing Clooney about his upcoming film project and asked him directly if he had any intentions of pursuing politics, especially considering his history of activism. “Do you ever see yourself — like some other actors — going into politics?” he asked.

Clooney dismissed the idea completely.

“No, because I would actually like to have a nice life,” Clooney replied. He had discussed the idea with his wife, Amal Clooney, and they both wanted to enjoy their lives, being cognizant of the limited time we all have on earth.

“I turned 60 this year and I had a conversation with my wife and we were working a lot, as we both do, and I said we have to think of these as the halcyon years,” said Clooney, talking about how he still enjoyed playing basketball and other physical activities.

“But in 20 years, I will be 80 and that’s a real number,” he said. “Doesn’t matter how much you work out, what you eat, you’re 80. And so I said we have to make sure we enjoy and live these years in the best possible way.”

Marr also asked Clooney about Trump, whom the actor had known years before, and Clooney mocked him as “just this knucklehead” who was only interested in “chasing girls.”

Watch the video above, via the BBC.

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