There was a commotion on the red carpet outside Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center in Manhattan on Monday night: George Clooney had just arrived.
“I’m going to be 65 next week,” he said, wearing a bow tie and flashing a boyish grin as he posed for the cameras. “It’s astonishing.”
Clooney was there to receive the 51st Chaplin Award, the lifetime achievement award that Film at Lincoln Center presents to an actor or filmmaker each year.
But the actor, who has become known in recent years for his political views, as well as his acting and directing career, took a moment in his acceptance speech to weigh in on current events.
“I can’t be here on a night like tonight and just ignore everything that’s going on in the world,” Clooney said at the end of his remarks, after he’d been honored by former colleagues, including Stephen Colbert, Julianna Margulies, Sam Rockwell and John Turturro.
