Hollywood superstar George Clooney almost didn't make it as an actor - because he lied to a casting agent trying to get his first break. The Syriana star was desperate to land his first movie role and tried to trick a studio boss into believing he had previously worked on 1982 movie Cat People. But Clooney was caught out, as the Paul Schrader-directed production had been cast by the same person. However, the 46-year-old's charm paid off and he was offered another role, enabling him to become a member of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) - even though the movie was never released. He says, "You couldn't get a job without getting into the Screen Actors Guild, so everybody would make up these credits just to get in. They didn't have internet then so you go away with anything. "I remember lying to a casting director about this movie Cat People. She was like, 'You were in that?' I was, like, yep, and she goes, 'Because I cast that.' I finally just said, 'I can't get in the SAG. Help me!' "She helped me get a job on a film called The Predator. The movie never came out, that's how bad a film it was. But I got my SAG card."