Perhaps we were wrong about the George Clooney/Brad Pitt joke the other day: it seems George only has eyes for Clive Owen and Johnny Depp - profesionally, talent-assessing eyes we mean.

George said recently: “Clive is the big find in the past two or three years. I think he’s a movie star. He’s, like, a man - there’s a sexuality and a masculinity that I think is really interesting.”

“Johnny just keeps doing really good stuff. He’s just a really, really smart and good actor.”

“I’ve written letters to him just so say, ‘Hey, man, you’re flaming great’.”