Clooney pins hopes on directing

Hollywood hunk George Clooney feels he has failed at acting and is determined to earn recognition for directing - even if it means stealing all his ideas.

The Ocean's Eleven star is depressed by his lacklustre performances in a string of movies but is inspired by the success of this directorial debut Confessions Of A Dangerous Mind, even though he confesses he pinched so many concepts he had to apologise to his film-making role models before the effort hit screens.