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Direct From Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest: George Clooney Says Early Failures in His Career Is What Gives Him Perspective about Success · Direct From Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest

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  Speaker 1: Direct from Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest. George Clooney one of
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  Speaker 1: the most definitive successful A List actors of a generation.
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  Speaker 2: He's like mister movie star. He has old school star
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  Speaker 2: power as well.
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  Speaker 1: Looking back at his career, it wasn't like overnight. For example,
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  Speaker 1: his first break was on the Facts of Life, you know,
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  Speaker 1: that was a sitcom back in the day. Then a
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  Speaker 1: recurring role in Roseanne, then that breakout role that was Er,
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  Speaker 1: the big breakout role that made him a superstar.
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  Speaker 2: But he tells Cinema blend. A rapid rise to success
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  Speaker 2: wasn't all his experience. His early career was a huge
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  Speaker 2: struggle and it's actually something that he's very thankful for.
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  Speaker 1: So George Clooney, we're talking about he shot thirteen different pilots.
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  Speaker 1: Thirteen those are shows that did not make it before
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  Speaker 1: you are, none of which got turned into TV shows.
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  Speaker 1: He experienced failure a lot and just kept on pushing.
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  Speaker 1: Now he knew what he had.
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  Speaker 2: He says that he realized how little success in Hollywood
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  Speaker 2: has to do with you when you're trying to make it,
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  Speaker 2: and that's kept him going and going and going well.
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  Speaker 1: Timing. Timing is really so much of it George Clooney's
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