George Clooney on His Twins Following His Acting Footsteps: 'They Can Do Whatever They Want'

Photo: David M. Benett/Dave Benett/WireImage George Clooneyis perfectly fine with his kids following his lead. The Academy Award winner, 61, winner spoke withEntertainment Tonightat the Roybal School of Film and Television Production Magnet this week, to discuss the Los Angeles magnet school he founded. During the conversation, he was asked about the potential of his own twins, Alexander and Ella, 5, getting into acting in the future. “They can do whatever they want,” Clooney said.

George Clooney Reveals Relatable Parenting Santa Trick When Twins Are Misbehaving (Exclusive)

George Clooney at the Los Angeles premiere of ‘The Boys in the Boat’.Photo:Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty Images Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty Images George Clooneyis pulling out all the stops to encourage his twins to behave.The actor, 62, opened up to PEOPLE about his relatable Santa Claus parenting trick at theLos Angeles premiereof his latest directorial effort,The Boys in the Boat, on Monday.“They’re still all into the Santa thing, which is very helpful, because when my kids are acting poorly, let’s say in July, I have a call from Santa,” Clooney tells PEOPLE of his six-year-old twinsElla and Alexander, whom he shares with wife,Amal Clooney.

George Clooney Says He 'Couldn't Be More Proud of' Wife Amal at Their Foundation's Albie Awards

Photo: Kevin Mazur/Getty George Clooneyis one proud husband! Outside of the New York Public Library, George told PEOPLE what he loved most about working with Amal to create the event. “Well we collaborate on everything. We collaborated on twins!” theTicket to Paradiseactor said. “But you know, this is an exciting one because Amal’s gotten journalists out of Egypt, out of Azerbaijan, prisons, out of — all over the world, Myanmar.”

George Clooney Was 'Terrified' After Finding Out He Was Having Twins at 56: 'Such a Disaster'

Photo: Randy Shropshire/Getty Images for Entertainment Industry Foundation George Clooneyis sharing his initial feelings about being a dad to twins.TheTicket to Paradisestar, 61, appeared onThe Drew Barrymore ShowFriday, where he revealed he was “terrified” when he first found out he and wifeAmalwere expecting twins.“That wasn’t part of the plan,” he said of having twins. “[Amal’s] sister has twins too.““We went to that thing at 12 weeks where they go, there’s the kid.

George Floyd's Killer Derek Chauvin Is in 'Stable Condition' and 'Expected to Survive' Prison Stabbing Attack

Derek Chauvinis “expected to survive” the recentprison stabbing attackhe was involved in, authorities said. Earlier this week, Chauvin, 47 — the former Minneapolis police officer who was convicted of murderingGeorge Floyd— was stabbed in an Arizona prison. Now, Minneapolis police chief Brian O’Hara and a spokesperson for state attorney general Keith Ellison’s office tell PEOPLE in statements that Chauvin is on the mend. Citing his agency’s “federal law enforcement partners," O’Hara said that Chauvin was “in stable condition.