( CNN ) -- If you think this is the year George Clooney will finally settle down , do n't hold your breath . In an interview airing on Friday 's `` Piers Morgan Tonight , '' he told both Morgan and his own father that his one marriage , to actress Talia Balsam that ended in 1993 , was enough . Morgan pointed out that George 's father , Nick , who appeared on the show with him , had `` one of the great marriages . '' Nick Clooney has been married to his wife , Nina -- George 's mother -- for more than 50 years . Morgan asked whether , as a parent , Nick was `` yearning for the moment '' his son would walk down the aisle . Nick Clooney turned to his son and said , `` I want you to think about that . I want you to think about -- we 've been married -- Nina and I 've been married 51 years . '' `` I hate to blow your whole news story , '' said the younger Clooney , `` but I was married , so I gave it a shot . '' Clooney said the `` shot '' he gave marriage ought to have `` proven how good I was at it . '' Clooney also said his dad taught him that he has an inherent responsibility to share his luck and good fortune with others . Clooney said his father urged him `` to help look out for people that are less fortunate than you and to challenge people that are in power . '' Clooney also said his career luck came late and pointed out that his acting successes came relatively late . `` I did eight television series before `` ER '' hit and if we did n't get a Thursday night at 10 o'clock time slot , you know , I would n't have the career that I have . '' When Morgan asked Clooney if he was considering following in the footsteps of other Hollywood A-listers who ventured into the political arena , the actor dashed any hopes of a President George Clooney : `` Honestly , my job is as good as they get . '' `` I think that I am best suited as an advocate for issues , '' said Clooney . `` And I look to people who are far smarter and far better at this than I am to lead . '' His primary issue now is the situation in Sudan . Earlier this month , Clooney continued his ongoing humanitarian efforts to shed light on deadly violence in the troubled border area of Abyei . Clooney was a firsthand witness to the voting process that will most likely lead to independence for Southern Sudan . Clooney also told Morgan he contracted malaria while in Sudan , but said he 's no longer infected with the disease , and even made light of the situation , saying , `` Even with malaria , it 's just good fun . '' Clooney , who has been infected with malaria twice , joked , `` I guess the mosquito in Juba looked at me and thought I was the bar . '' When Morgan asked whether Clooney gets angry when people say he 's wasting his time in Sudan and that his charity work is for `` self-aggrandizing reasons , '' Clooney told Morgan , `` I do n't need to be more famous . '' `` I 've got all the attention I need , '' Clooney continued , `` and I 'm just trying to use that attention on other people . '' Watch Piers Morgan Tonight weeknights 9 p.m . ET . For the latest from Piers Morgan click here .
George Clooney credits his dad for teaching him to be generous with his good fortune . He says if not for `` ER 's '' 10 p.m. time slot , `` I would n't have the career that I have '' Clooney contacted malaria on a humanitarian trip to Sudan in early January . Watch the full George Clooney interview on `` Piers Morgan Tonight , '' 9pm ET .