United Kingdom, June 13 -- Jeff Goldblum was "very starstruck" when he got to meet George Clooney for the first time.

The 72-year-old actor has worked with A-listers such as Julia Roberts, Matthew Broderick and Ariana Grande over the course of his decades-long career in film, but admitted that he was very taken aback when he got to see the Ticket to Paradise star backstage at his Broadway show Good Night, and Good Luck alongside Beatles legend Sir Paul McCartney.

Speaking on Late Night with Seth Meyers, he said: "I was very excited. After the play, I was looking and [McCartney and I] both got a chance to go backstage and meet George and the cast.

"I saw him in the flesh for the first time ever, and there he was.

"I just thought 'My go...