George Clooney joked that his kids “like me still” during the premiere of his new film Jay Kelly at New York Film Festival.He welcomed twins Alexander and Ella in 2017 with his wife Amal.Clooney rarely makes reference to his private life and has never shared photos of his children with the public.<\/p>\n
George Clooney<\/a> is celebrating the release of Jay Kelly by explaining all of the ways in which he and his character are not alike. Stepping out at the film’s premiere during New York Film Festival,\u00a0the Hollywood veteran explained that while he and Kelly are both actors, the similarities are purely superficial: “We have the same hair and we’re the same height.”\n<\/p>\n Clooney went on, \u201cHe surrounded himself with people that he paid, and I’ve been very lucky to not have to do that. I’ve been very lucky to have great family and great friends, and my kids actually like me still,\u201d he joked<\/a> before adding, \u201cThey’re young.\u201d\n<\/p>\n George and Amal Clooney at the premiere of ‘Jay Kelly’ at New York Film Festival.<\/p>\n Getty Images<\/p>\n Clooney attended the premiere alongside his wife Amal<\/a>. The longtime couple have two children, twins Alexander and Ella<\/a>, who were born in 2017. Clooney’s comment was a rare reference to his personal life, as both husband and wife have kept their kids away from the spotlight.\n<\/p>\n “I have a goal of trying to protect, I don\u2019t want pictures of my kids,” the Ticket to Paradise actor once told Brad Pitt<\/a> in an interview with\u00a0GQ<\/a>. “We deal in very serious subject matters, with very serious bad guys, and we don\u2019t want to have photos of our kids out there.”\n<\/p>\n George and Amal Clooney at the premiere of ‘Jay Kelly’ at Venice International Film Festival.<\/p>\n Getty Images<\/p>\n George and Amal Clooney at Cannes Film Festival in 2016.<\/p>\n Getty Images<\/p>\n