George Clooney has announced that he never wants to have children because he is uncomfortable with them.

The actor harbours no desire to become a father at any point in the foreseeable future, and insists he is simply not ready to settle down.

"I don't know why everyone wants me to become a father - I'm so selfish and I get nervous around kids and I know I'm not ready for that kind of life."

He added that he has started to calm down in his lifestyle, saying: "I don't live at full tilt the way I used to. You begin to hate waking up with the kind of hangover you get from going on huge benders with your buddies."