Article: CONFESSIONS OF A VERSATILE MIND GEORGE CLOONEY SETS HIS GOOD LOOKS ASIDE AND STEPS BEHIND THE CAMERA IN HIS NEW FILM

NEW YORK - Aging doesn't trouble George Clooney. He simply doesn't want to relinquish control.

"The minute I can't care for myself, I want out," says the 44- year-old actor.

In all likelihood, Clooney admits, he's four to five decades away from doddering infirmity. Still, he never loses sight of the fact that nobody not even cool, charming movie stars can hold on to beauty and youth forever.

So Clooney has turned his attention to directing, where his good looks and physique are beside the point. He directed, co-wrote, and acts in "Good Night, and Good Luck," which opens Friday. The film chronicles television newsman Edward R. Murrow's attack on Senator Joseph McCarthy in 1954, when ...

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