George Clooney is opening up about what changed his mind about marriage and kids after years of being adamantly against both.

His life now as a husband and father is a far cry from what the Oscar-winning actor used to say about the possibilities. For years, he was a confirmed bachelor with no intention of starting a family. Now, he is opening up more about what changed and how he has felt since then.

"I wasn’t really looking to become a dad," he shared with The New York Times in a recent interview. "Then I met Amal, and we fell in love. I have to say that after that, everything fell into place."

Clooney first met Amal Clooney (formerly Alamuddin) at Lake Como in Italy back in 2013. He told the Times that his agent, Bryan Lourd, had met the international human rights lawyer before Clooney did and remarked, "You’re going to marry her." Clooney dismissed the idea—until he saw her.

"I was like, ‘Oh my God!’" the Oceans Eleven actor said. "Then I thought I wouldn’t have much of a chance with her because I was 17 years older and she seemed to have everything she needed."

They had a swift romance and got married in Venice, Italy, in September 2014.

The pair welcomed twins, Alexander and Ella, in 2017. Clooney confessed that he was initially scared about becoming a father to two children.

"We went to that appointment at 12 weeks where they say, there’s the kid. [To] look at the picture of the kid," Clooney recalled during an appearance on The Drew Barrymore Show in 2022.

"And [the doctor] says, ‘It’s a boy.’ Then he says, ‘And a girl.’ And I was like, ‘What?’" Clooney continued. "It felt overwhelming. I was like, ‘Are you kidding me?’"

"Now, it’s the best thing in the world," he added. "But I was really scared at first."

When Barrymore asked Clooney why he was so afraid, he was straightforward in his response. "Well, I was 56 years old, he said. And that just sounded really scary to me."