George Clooney inspired Naomie Harris to create new app
George Clooney and Naomie Harris shared a heart-to-heart conversation about what she wants to do professionally, which resulted in her creating a new app.
George Clooney inspired Naomie Harris to create an app.
The 48-year-old actress praised the 63-year-old star for making a "beeline" towards her when they were on a photoshoot for watch brand Omega and urging her to fulfill her ambitions away from their shared profession.
Speaking to Harper's Bazaar UK, she said: "It’s all down to George Clooney – I blame him!
"He made a beeline for me, and he spent about an hour talking to me about how I couldn’t just be an actress anymore, about how times had changed and I could do anything…
"I don’t know why he suspected this of me, but he said, ‘I know you have a voice and I know you’re not using it.’”
The 'Black and Blue' actress then got the idea of an app, which she wouldn't explain the exact nature of but teased it is designed to challenge "an industry that hasn't had disruption since its inception", and after meeting with Google Maps software developer Lars Rasmussen, it is now in development.
And Naomie is all set to promote her new venture herself.
Speaking about selling the product, Naomie admitted: "What I find difficult is having to sell myself – I think I’ll be more fully myself when the attention is on the product instead of me."
Some of her pals fear her new venture means the 'Skyfall' star will be giving up acting but she insisted she won't be taking too much of a step back.
She said: "I’ve had friends get a bit upset about what I’m doing because they don’t understand why, after I’ve worked so hard to get to the level of my profession I’m at now, I’d give it all up.
“But I don’t think I’m giving anything up, because I think one kind of work will help the other. So for as long as I possibly can, I’ll do both.”
The 'Moonlight' star admitted her team have questioned if she would also like to write, direct or produce but she insisted acting is as far as her industry ambitions go.
She said: “My agents have often asked me whether I’d like to go down that route, but I’ve always felt that acting was my dream and it’s enough of a challenge for me."
To read Naomie's interview in full, visit harpersbazaar.com/uk/naomie-harris.
