George Clooney opened up recently, in some rare comments about his personal life and family, telling The Associated Press that fatherhood is "terrifying." Now there's the honest truth for ya!

The actor, 56, said, "Suddenly you're responsible for other people, which is terrifying." He praised wife Amal, 39, who gave birth to twins Ella and Alexander on June 6, saying, "She's like an Olympic athlete. She's doing so beautifully."

And while he chose to reveal a bit about his life in this interview, he wants to expose himself when, where and how he chooses -- NOT at the hands of the media forcing him to reveal things he chooses not to. Case in point ... George is suing French magazine Voici for publishing photos of him and Amal with the twins, allegedly shot over a wall as the couple were on the private property of their Lake Como villa in Italy.

He released a statement last month regarding the issue: "Over the last week photographers from Voici magazine scaled our fence, climbed our tree and illegally took pictures of our infants inside our home. Make no mistake the photographers, the agency and the magazine will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law."

Lest we forget ... Amal's an attorney so paparazzi, beware!