Clooney jokes: I'm doing a 'war crime musical'

By Cindy Clark, USA TODAY

Posted March 18, 2012

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Actor George Clooney speaks to the media after leaving the Washington Metropolitan Police Department following his arrest outside the Embassy of Sudan on March 16 in Washington. United to End Genocide, the Enough Campaign and Amnesty International held a rally to call on the United States and world leaders to stop the violence in South Sudan and prevent hundreds of thousands of people from starving. (Credit: By Win McNamee, Getty Images)

George Clooney joked that he's toying with the idea of doing a "war crime musical" following his arrest on Friday in Washington at a protest over Sudan's humanitarian crisis.

" I might even play a certain rebel leader right now," Clooney told David Gregory on NBC's Meet the Press on Sunday. "I tell you, I don't know what to do. I just try to find jobs that I would like to see movies of ... that's what I like to do. ... I'm in a good spot in my career right now, it's a good time for me. ... I'm a student of what it is I do for a living and understand that, that good time in your career is always very temporary, so I'm going to enjoy it while it lasts."

Clooney, 50, and his father, Nick Clooney, 78, were arrested outside the Embassy of Sudan. They were booked and released within a few hours.