In an era where the size of one’s celebrity is often judged by their social media following, and it's been said movie stars no longer exist, George Clooney is a movie star. However, he's one who, unlike Tom Cruise, doesn’t spend time on social media. Not only does he not mess with social media, but he actually recommends that aspiring actors not mess with it either, and he’s honestly got a compelling argument.
George Clooney is back in the awards conversation this year, thanks to his new movie, Jay Kelly, alongside Adam Sandler. As such, he recently appeared on THR's Awards Chatter podcast, where he revealed that he tells actors looking for advice to get off of social media, because being part of it opens the door to losing out on roles if their following isn’t big enough. Clooney said:
