01of 12She’s the Most Important Person in His LifeFilippo MONTEFORTEFILIPPO MONTEFORTE/AFP/Getty ImagesIn a clip from the actor’s appearance onMyNext Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman, Clooney explained how the purpose of his life shifted after meeting his now-wife. “I met someone who I would absolutely trade my life for,” he said. “I met someone, who, her life meant more to me than my life. I had never had that experience before.”

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She’s the Most Important Person in His Life

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In a clip from the actor’s appearance onMyNext Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman, Clooney explained how the purpose of his life shifted after meeting his now-wife. “I met someone who I would absolutely trade my life for,” he said. “I met someone, who, her life meant more to me than my life. I had never had that experience before.”

02of 12She’s Handling Motherhood FlawlesslyBERTRAND GUAY/AFP/GettyDuring his first interview sincewelcoming twins Ella and Alexanderwith wife Amal, the actor gave credit to the human rights lawyer for knocking it out of the park when it comes to parenting. “Suddenly, you’re responsible for other people, which is terrifying,” George told theAssociated Pressbefore praising Amal. “She’s like an Olympic athlete. She’s doing so beautifully.”

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She’s Handling Motherhood Flawlessly

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During his first interview sincewelcoming twins Ella and Alexanderwith wife Amal, the actor gave credit to the human rights lawyer for knocking it out of the park when it comes to parenting. “Suddenly, you’re responsible for other people, which is terrifying,” George told theAssociated Pressbefore praising Amal. “She’s like an Olympic athlete. She’s doing so beautifully.”

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She Is Unlike Anyone He’s Ever Met

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04of 12She’s Transformed His Whole WorldviewRabbani and Solimene Photography/Getty"All I know is that it sort of changed everything in terms of what I thought my future - my future personal future - was going to be,“Georgetold PEOPLE of marriage at the premiere of his filmTomorrowland. “I’ve always been an optimist about the world. I wasn’t always completely optimistic about how it was going to work out personally for me. But now I am.”

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She’s Transformed His Whole Worldview

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SHE’S TRANSFORMED HIS WHOLE WORLDVIEW

“All I know is that it sort of changed everything in terms of what I thought my future - my future personal future - was going to be,“Georgetold PEOPLE of marriage at the premiere of his filmTomorrowland. “I’ve always been an optimist about the world. I wasn’t always completely optimistic about how it was going to work out personally for me. But now I am.”

05of 12She’s Changed Him for the BetterDave Benett/Getty"I’m a much happier person and we have a very happy life,” the actor said in an interview when asked about married life with Amal. “We enjoy many of the same things and I very much enjoy the projects that she takes on because they have real consequence.”

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She’s Changed Him for the Better

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“I’m a much happier person and we have a very happy life,” the actor said in an interview when asked about married life with Amal. “We enjoy many of the same things and I very much enjoy the projects that she takes on because they have real consequence.”

06of 12She’s Smart … and Funny … AND CaringNCP/Star Max/GC Images"She’s an amazing human being,” George gushed toEntertainment Tonightabout his wife. “And she’s caring. And she also happens to be one of the smartest people I’ve ever met. And she’s got a great sense of humor.”

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She’s Smart … and Funny … AND Caring

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SHE’S SMART AND FUNNY AND CARING

“She’s an amazing human being,” George gushed toEntertainment Tonightabout his wife. “And she’s caring. And she also happens to be one of the smartest people I’ve ever met. And she’s got a great sense of humor.”

07of 12She’s Fiercely IndependentNancy Rivera/Bauer-Griffin/GC ImagesAfter the couple watched both the Final Four and golf Masters tournament over the course of two weeks, Amal made her opinion on the activityveryclear. “[S]he goes, ‘So, every weekend we’re going to be watching a sporting event?’ I’m like, ‘Actually, that’s how it works,'” George joked toExtra. “It kills her.”

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She’s Fiercely Independent

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SHE’S FIERCELY INDEPENDENT

After the couple watched both the Final Four and golf Masters tournament over the course of two weeks, Amal made her opinion on the activityveryclear. “[S]he goes, ‘So, every weekend we’re going to be watching a sporting event?’ I’m like, ‘Actually, that’s how it works,'” George joked toExtra. “It kills her.”

08of 12She’s the Most Fashionable Person He’s Ever MetAlo Ceballos/GC Images"She just picks up clothes and I’m like, ‘That’s unbelievable,’ " George said of his wife’s style, which continues to turn heads on the red carpetandcollege campuses.

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She’s the Most Fashionable Person He’s Ever Met

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SHE’S THE MOST FASHIONABLE PERSON HE’S EVER MET

“She just picks up clothes and I’m like, ‘That’s unbelievable,’ " George said of his wife’s style, which continues to turn heads on the red carpetandcollege campuses.

09of 12She Loves Her Family — and So Does HeJohn Shearer/GettyGeorge invited Amal’s niece, Mia Hamiyah, to the premiere of his sci-fi flick,Tomorrowland, in Disneyland. “He adores her family,” a source told PEOPLE. And they started one of their ownbeforeElla and Alexander: the couple cherishes their two cocker spaniels, Einstein and Louie.

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She Loves Her Family — and So Does He

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SHE LOVES HER FAMILY – AND SO DOES HE

George invited Amal’s niece, Mia Hamiyah, to the premiere of his sci-fi flick,Tomorrowland, in Disneyland. “He adores her family,” a source told PEOPLE. And they started one of their ownbeforeElla and Alexander: the couple cherishes their two cocker spaniels, Einstein and Louie.

10of 12He Cares About Her ‘More Than I’ve Cared About Anything’Alessandro Bianchi/Reuters/LandovIt was in an interview onCBS This Morningwhere George uttered his cutest quip about his wife, then of one year: “[I have] someone who I can talk to about anything, and someone who I care more about than I’ve cared about anything. It’s nice.” All together now: Aww!

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He Cares About Her ‘More Than I’ve Cared About Anything’

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HE CARES ABOUT HER ‘MORE THAN I’VE CARED ABOUT ANYTHING’

It was in an interview onCBS This Morningwhere George uttered his cutest quip about his wife, then of one year: “[I have] someone who I can talk to about anything, and someone who I care more about than I’ve cared about anything. It’s nice.” All together now: Aww!

11of 12It Was Love at First SightDave Benett/GettyShe’s beautiful and brilliant, so is it any wonder that George decided early on that he wanted to marry the human rights lawyer? “I knew fairly quickly that I wanted to spend the rest of my life with Amal,“he told CBS. She, however, took a little more time deciding: “We had never talked about it so there wasn’t like a ‘Hey, maybe we should get married.’ Literally, I dropped it on her … and she just kept saying, ‘Oh my God,’ and ‘Wow!’ " he said. “We just sat there and finally I said, ‘Listen, I’m 52 and I’ve been on my knee now for about 28 minutes, so I gotta get an answer out of this or I’m going to throw a hip out. I might not be able to stand back up!’ "

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It Was Love at First Sight

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She’s beautiful and brilliant, so is it any wonder that George decided early on that he wanted to marry the human rights lawyer? “I knew fairly quickly that I wanted to spend the rest of my life with Amal,“he told CBS. She, however, took a little more time deciding: “We had never talked about it so there wasn’t like a ‘Hey, maybe we should get married.’ Literally, I dropped it on her … and she just kept saying, ‘Oh my God,’ and ‘Wow!’ " he said. “We just sat there and finally I said, ‘Listen, I’m 52 and I’ve been on my knee now for about 28 minutes, so I gotta get an answer out of this or I’m going to throw a hip out. I might not be able to stand back up!’ "

12of 12He’s Her Arm Candy — and He’s Totally Okay with ItYoshikazu Tsuno/AFP/GettyAs the husband of world-renowned human rights lawyer Amal, George fully admits that the role he’s playing most often these days is her arm candy. “Shiny and pretty - that’s mostly what I do now,” he joked to Stephen Colbert during an appearance onThe Late Show.

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He’s Her Arm Candy — and He’s Totally Okay with It

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As the husband of world-renowned human rights lawyer Amal, George fully admits that the role he’s playing most often these days is her arm candy. “Shiny and pretty - that’s mostly what I do now,” he joked to Stephen Colbert during an appearance onThe Late Show.

source: people.com