Sydney, Sept 3 (ANI): George Clooney's Italian investment is paying off incredible returns.

The actor, who's currently dating Italian television presenter Elisabetta Canalis, admits he feels relaxed since buying ght a villa in the European town of Laglio, which helped him escape the pressures of Hollywood.

What changed my life in a very pleasant and unexpected way was buying the villa in Laglio. That was a pure investment decision - I thought I would maybe spend a few weeks vacationing there. But then I realised how beautiful life was in Italy and how it really helped calm me and not feel so pressured. I could also work productively and bring my friends over to keep me company, the Sydney Morning Herald quoted George Clooney as saying.

The 49-year-old bachelor, who has had a series of short term relationships , also admitted he has previously put his career before his personal life but is happy to have now changed his priorities.

I was working so hard on my film projects that for a time I basically didn't even think very much about how my personal life was evolving, Clooney added in an interview with the Daily Mirror newspaper.

I didn't care in the sense that I didn't have a family or children to look after and I wasn't involved in any long-term relationships.

Now, I still feel I haven't done my best work although I've at least put myself in a position where I can keep doing what I love and enjoy the process.

I even have a bit of a personal life these days. I don't want to make anyone sick but things are going pretty well for me, he added. (ANI)