United Kingdom, Feb. 21 -- George Clooney "didn't think he had a chance" with wife Amal because of the age gap.

The 63-year-old actor tied the knot with lawyer Amal Alamuddin, 47, in 2014 and they have seven-year-old twins, Alexander and Ella together but he admitted that he thought the fact that he was 17 years older than her may have been a problem,

He told the New York Times: "I wasn't really in the market for being a dad. Then I met Amal and we fell in love.

"I have to say that, after that, everything made sense.

"[When we first met] I was like 'Oh my God!' Then I didn't really think I'd have much of a chance with her because I was 17 years older and she seemed to have everything she needed."

The former 'ER' star addressed his ag...