I've gotten to play some pretty intense characters and I tend to think it's therapeutic for me. — Leonardo DiCaprio Copy Share Image
If you're gonna let the character be the story, you better set a tone that allows the actors to do the best… — Leonardo DiCaprio Copy Share Image
To put a lot of hard work and effort into a project or character and for it to be recognised, how can… — Leonardo DiCaprio Copy Share Image
I like to be able to play a character and act out a lot of things which I can't or don't do… — Leonardo DiCaprio Copy Share Image
When I can't immediately define the character, and there's an element of mystery to it and still a lot to be explored,… — Leonardo DiCaprio Copy Share Image
I really don't know what I'm doing... I don't. It's terrible. I go in there and I learn how to be like… — Leonardo DiCaprio Copy Share Image
I feel a moral obligation to speak out at this key moment in human history - it is a moment for action. — Leonardo DiCaprio Copy Share Image
I am not of the vein of actors - and I will not pretend to be one - that takes my character… — Leonardo DiCaprio Copy Share Image
The bottom line is, when it comes to an actor and his performance, whether nominated or not, it simply has to do… — Leonardo DiCaprio Copy Share Image
These types of films that are psychologically sort of dark at times, I find extremely exciting to do because there's always something… — Leonardo DiCaprio Copy Share Image
The best thing about acting is that I get to lose myself in another character and actually get paid for it... It's… — Leonardo DiCaprio Copy Share Image
[Success] always starts with the material; it always starts with the truth and honesty of the characters that you read in the… — Leonardo DiCaprio Copy Share Image
We actually did a lot of takes on this movie [J. Edgar Hoover]. I never left the set wanting more. That's for… — Leonardo DiCaprio Copy Share Image
I think everyone has some sort of connection to Gatsby as a character... he's created himself according to his own emotions and… — Leonardo DiCaprio Copy Share Image
I'm open to doing any kind of role and any kind of genre as long as it's interesting and as long as… — Leonardo DiCaprio Copy Share Image
The truth of the matter is this - I never look for films specifically, because ultimately if the fundamentals of the character… — Leonardo DiCaprio Copy Share Image
There's a difference in our ages [with Leonardo DiCaprio], but we were both in the same sort of position [on The Quick… — Leonardo DiCaprio Copy Share Image
As an actor, you're constantly searching for that great character. Also, being a history buff and learning about people in our past… — Leonardo DiCaprio Copy Share Image
Yes, I can play younger than my age. But I can play characters older than I am, too. I'm not an actor… — Leonardo DiCaprio Copy Share Image
Anyone I'm with has to give me freedom. I like to be with someone who has character and style and someone who… — Leonardo DiCaprio Copy Share Image
I couldn't deal with playing a character who rides motorcycles and has a leather jacket and is a tough kid, y'know? — Leonardo DiCaprio Copy Share Image
The best thing about acting is that I get to lose myself in another character and actually get paid for it. As… — Leonardo DiCaprio Copy Share Image
Marty [Scorsese] knows that when an improvised moment comes out of a real situation, it's gonna have more life and more going… — Leonardo DiCaprio Copy Share Image
To believe in love, to be ready to give up anything for it, to be willing to risk your life for it, is the… — Leonardo DiCaprio Copy Share
My friends, this body - perhaps more than any other gathering in human history - now faces that difficult task. — Leonardo DiCaprio Copy Share
I've gotten to go to far-off places in the world, have very unique, isolated, intense experiences for four or five months at a time,… — Leonardo DiCaprio Copy Share
At first I thought I would have to put on an English accent and try a sort of affected Shakespeare thing. — Leonardo DiCaprio Copy Share
It gets to the point where you're hot, you're hot, and when you're not, you're not. It's so true. I have to slow down… — Leonardo DiCaprio Copy Share
I did imitations of anyone who came to my parents' house, and that was my identity at school - if there were ten minutes… — Leonardo DiCaprio Copy Share
I think people read the tabloids because they want to see you eating a burger, or out of your makeup or doing something stupid… — Leonardo DiCaprio Copy Share
When I can't immediately define the character, and there's an element of mystery to it and still a lot to be explored, that's when… — Leonardo DiCaprio Copy Share
I remember when I first started having these interpretations of these images, these clichés of what movie stars are and this and that, and… — Leonardo DiCaprio Copy Share
It's my first sort of commercial attempt, but it made sense for me because I'm not that kind of guy and I'm not going… — Leonardo DiCaprio Copy Share
We must all move shoulder to shoulder in a unified front to show this administration that the true majority of people are willing to… — Leonardo DiCaprio Copy Share
I get unhappy doing things that I'm not passionate about. Because I feel like I'm squandering this incredible gift I've been given to finance… — Leonardo DiCaprio Copy Share
I haven't died in a movie in a while,'The Departed,' 'Body of Lies,' 'Revolutionary Road,' 'Shutter Island' and 'Inception.' I guess I did die… — Leonardo DiCaprio Copy Share
Obviously people don't want other people to tell them how to think or what to believe, or to tell them what's right politically and… — Leonardo DiCaprio Copy Share
I've always been spontaneous and outgoing... I've tried lots of things so I've got some good life experiences, which is great 'cause it means… — Leonardo DiCaprio Copy Share
![“[Success] always starts with the material; it always starts with the truth and honesty of the characters that you read in the screenplay and that's rarely something that can be remedied if it's simply not there by the time you shoot the film. Thank God we had that.” quote by Leonardo DiCaprio](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/cdf/leonardo-dicaprio-997_character_success-always-starts-with-the-material_1284016.jpg)
![“We actually did a lot of takes on this movie [J. Edgar Hoover]. I never left the set wanting more. That's for sure. I don't know. This was a very difficult character for me and a lot of the other actors here, and at times we went and did 8 or 9 or 10 takes on a single day.” quote by Leonardo DiCaprio](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/7f3/leonardo-dicaprio-997_actors_we-actually-did-a-lot-of-takes-on-this-m_2260432.jpg)
![“There's a difference in our ages [with Leonardo DiCaprio], but we were both in the same sort of position [on The Quick and the Death movie].Everyone below us in a casting position were all these really famous character actors like Keith David. And they were looking at the two of us going, 'Who are…” quote by Leonardo DiCaprio](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/5c0/leonardo-dicaprio-997_actors_there-s-a-difference-in-our-ages-with-le_1926808.jpg)
![“Marty [Scorsese] knows that when an improvised moment comes out of a real situation, it's gonna have more life and more going on than anything you can imagine and that's how the character can become the story” quote by Leonardo DiCaprio](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/7fb/leonardo-dicaprio-997_character_marty-scorsese-knows-that-when-an-improv_2514287.jpg)
