Shia LaBeouf: 'I want to be like George Clooney'

Shia LaBeouf has said that he admires George Clooney's "diplomatic" demeanour when dealing with the media.

The Transformers: Dark of the Moon star claimed that he admires the nonchalance that Clooney shows when confronted by the paparazzi and autograph-seekers, but also admitted to Details magazine that he has trouble taking a similar approach.

LaBeouf said: "I would like to be George Clooney - diplomatic. I just don't have the wherewithal yet or the inner serenity. My bulls**t meter is tuned very sensitive.

"The minute [drama] starts kicking up, I get back to truth… 'I don't want to take a picture!' Am I an asshole for being honest? Or am I an asshole for being dishonest, smiling in your picture and I f**king hate being there? Which one is worse? These are the questions I ask myself that George Clooney doesn't ask."

LaBeouf previously disclosed that he had a fling with his former Transformers co-star Megan Fox, with a rep for Fox later confirming that the two stars were indeed briefly involved.

Transformers: Dark of the Moon crushed US box office records in its first weekend of release.

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