Actor George Clooney, who underwent a neurological surgery recently for his painful headaches, is upset that some doctors did not take them seriously. They just dismissed them as nothing serious.

The Hollywood heartthrob has spoken out for the first time about the problems and admits it was more serious than he let on at the time.

The actor had to fly back to California from Morocco where he was filming the movie “Syriana” when fluid started dripping from his nose and his headaches would not stop.

He underwent an operation after a neurologist told him the pain was because he had a life-threatening breach in his dura, the substance that surrounds the brain and spine.

He recalls the situation, “It was like an ice-cream brain freeze 24 hours a day”.

“A lot of the doctors were like, ‘You’ve got a headache. Go home.’ I understand what they were thinking: ‘Oh, he’s an actor. He’s being dramatic.’”

He also admits he still takes painkillers Xanax and Motrin every day to cure his headaches.

George quipped in an interview “What you learn after you’re 40 is it’s just about plugging up holes in the boat.”

Clooney now has his spine pinned back together with plastic bolts.