You learn after you've been in the business for a while that it's not getting your face recognized that's the payoff. It's… — Leonardo DiCaprio Copy Share Image
I've never tried to reach a certain demographic of an audience or try to say: OK, now I'm going to do this… — Leonardo DiCaprio Copy Share Image
It was closer to manual labor than shooting a film. I always think of something Michael Caton-Jones told me: 'Pain is temporary.… — Leonardo DiCaprio Copy Share Image
From an outsider's perspective, it's amazing what [Clint Eastwood] does. If he's not directing a film, he's acting in it, or rather… — Leonardo DiCaprio Copy Share Image
If a film is good, and I'm sort of able to sit there and absorb myself within that world. And get lost.… — Leonardo DiCaprio Copy Share Image
I like movies! No, I like theater too. And paintings are great, and all of that! But to me, the great sort… — Leonardo DiCaprio Copy Share Image
I have learned from my experiences in this industry that there is absolutely no way to control people's opinions on your performance… — Leonardo DiCaprio Copy Share Image
There's so many intangible forces that come into play when making a film, I have no idea what the public will ultimately… — 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
My father, George, has also affected the choices in my life regarding films. I like films that take chances or say something… — 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
It's interesting in this day and age to do a film about political espionage and wiretapping. I don't think that those types… — Leonardo DiCaprio Copy Share Image
It was invaluable to have a dear friend who you have known for over a decade, be a partner in a film… — Leonardo DiCaprio Copy Share Image
When you grow up in the [film] industry, the director is your father. You follow your father's lead, but you make your… — Leonardo DiCaprio Copy Share Image
I have to say that whatever decisions I make, I really do think that movie making is a director's medium. They are… — 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
When you are given an opportunity to make a film like 'Body of Lies' - and I would put 'Blood Diamond' in… — Leonardo DiCaprio Copy Share Image
We were both [ with Russel Crowe] hand-plucked to do [The Quick and the Death]. He had done Romper Stomper and I… — Leonardo DiCaprio Copy Share Image
It's very hard to impose your beliefs or a specific message about any given movie. I think that audiences always extract what… — 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 Image
My friends, this body - perhaps more than any other gathering in human history - now faces that difficult task. — Leonardo DiCaprio Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 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, that's when… — Leonardo DiCaprio Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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