Posted on 12/02/2004 8:34:57 AM PST by Pikamax
'Ocean's Twelve' Stars on 'Moral Values' Clooney, Damon, Pitt, Zeta-Jones and More on Hollywood vs. the Heartland Dec. 2, 2004 - In the new film "Ocean's Twelve," a variety of Hollywood A-listers play professionals, each with a special skill, who band together to pull off a gambit none of them could accomplish individually. The film might be seen as a metaphor for real life.
When movie stars come together, they're often recognized as a force to be reckoned with -- and not just at the box office. They're seen collectively as "the Hollywood liberal elite."
Six of "Ocean's" stars -- George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Andy Garcia and Don Cheadle -- recently sat down with ABC News' Diane Sawyer for an exclusive interview about family, fame and public perception.
After one of the most heated presidential campaigns in recent memory, Saywer asked them to reflect on the outcome, the importance of moral values and the idea they are on the opposite side of that dividing line.
"We are, in fact, at times defensive of the idea that there's this disconnect between us and the rest of the country," Clooney said.
"We are actually, all of us, conservative, not liberal, whatever … We are reflections of that society. And we're a product of it."
Movie stars who grew up in Middle American families are troubled by the idea that the country does not think they belong to them.
Pitt grew up in Missouri with an upbringing he describes as "Baptist and then a more nondenominational charismatic kind of movement."
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Sure you did boys...talk to the hand.
Pitt is actually telling the truth. I understand his mother is still quite active in the Church back home.
The day I take tips on moral values from these clowns is the day I shave my head with a cheese grater.
Lefties still don't get it.
I'm ok with this, because as long as they don't get it, they are much less likely to have power as elected officials.
Perhaps this shows that upbringing can be quickly overwhelmed, when you start hanging around the wrong crowds.
Oh! So he's basically a socialist conservative. Glad he cleared that up.
After one of the most heated presidential campaigns in recent memory, Saywer asked them to reflect on the outcome, WHY???
Why do we care what play-actors think? Why do newsidiots ask them? Why should ANYTHING they say on the subject have a nickel's worth of value? Why do they consider themselves pundits, and why do the media imbeciles play along?
If Andy Gacia wants to promote Freedom, then why the H is he a Dumocrat. Clooney is an idiot, (hows the house in Spain Georgie)that has become a expat. and Brad dear, I grew up in MO, and I was always told, You are known by the company you keep.
CZJ is hot, so who cares what she thinks. As a Cuban-American, I believe Garcia supported Bush and is appalled at Hollywood's love affair with Fidel Castro.
Other than that, the rest of them can go to hell.
whens the last time they actually went to the supermarket themselves and cooked their own meal in the kitchen ?
i could sure afford to have liberal views if i had 5 servants...
"We are actually, all of us, conservative, not liberal, whatever..."
Like Hitlery Clinton?
They must realize that people may not buy their junk. Look at alexander.
Because her hubby is a Director of the memorizers.
It's one thing to live in reality and to weigh in on fantasy... It's quite another to live in a fantasy world and weigh in on reality!
Sorry, I love stating the obvious to the oblivious.
LOL
Way to speak to the common man, there, Brad.
Sounds like pre-release damage control to me.
They're actors. Does it really matter what they believe or don't believe?
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