George Clooney Says Batman And Robin Had The Biggest Influence On His Craft

Joel Schumacher's Batman and Robin might not have been the best Batman movie in history but Hollywood actor George Clooney says the 1997 superhero film was one of the biggest movies that actually helped shaped his career.

Speaking in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Clooney began to look back at his career, and according to the actor, the time he spent running around as DC's Caped Crusader stood out as one of the "biggest influences" to his craft.

"It's really easy to pick: Batman & Robin. That's not a joke. Up until that moment, I was an actor only concerned with finding work," Clooney told the publication after being asked which previous film project influenced his career the most.

Though Batman and Robin was a big critical flop with many considering the film a mindless superhero movie, Clooney says that the film actually helped him realize that he needed some sort of the control over the films he made, not just on the role that he was working on.

"After the failure of that film creatively, I understood that I needed to take control of the films I made, not just the role. My next three films were Out of Sight, Three Kings and O Brother, Where Art Thou?" Clooney went on.

For those who aren't familiar with the films, Out of Sight is a 1998 American crime comedy that received various Academy Award nominations, Three Kings is a 1999 black comedy war film that received critical acclaim, and O Brother, Where Art Though? is a crime comedy that received great reviews.

Just like Yoda says in Star Wars: The Last Jedi, "The greatest teacher, failure is."

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