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
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
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
I watch a lot of Turner Classic movies. But I don't do private screenings. I don't have the old school, reel to… — 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… — Leonardo DiCaprio Copy Share Image
Doing what we do [filming], you have to be your own critic and judge and adjudicate as to what you do and… — Leonardo DiCaprio Copy Share Image
I haven't died in a movie in a while,'The Departed,' 'Body of Lies,' 'Revolutionary Road,' 'Shutter Island' and 'Inception.' I guess I… — Leonardo DiCaprio Copy Share Image
You never know as a director what other directors do. Because you don't get to see what they do. — 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… — 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
[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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
I believe, you know, as history unfolds, certain films will disappear, and certain ones will stand the test of time. And you… — 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
People always ask, 'Was it fun? Was it fun working on a movie?' I don't know if that's the operative word. It… — 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
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
![“When you grow up in the [film] industry, the director is your father. You follow your father's lead, but you make your own way.” quote by Leonardo DiCaprio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/dbc/leonardo-dicaprio-997_cinema_when-you-grow-up-in-the-film-industry-th_2100428.jpg)
![“Doing what we do [filming], you have to be your own critic and judge and adjudicate as to what you do and how it turned out.” quote by Leonardo DiCaprio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/c42/leonardo-dicaprio-997_critics_doing-what-we-do-filming-you-have-to-be_1333634.jpg)
![“[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/quotes/img-quotes/cdf/leonardo-dicaprio-997_character_success-always-starts-with-the-material_1284016.jpg)
![“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 he's composing the music for that film. His commitment to what he does is astounding for all of us to witness. It's inspiring, actually.” quote by Leonardo DiCaprio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/f3b/leonardo-dicaprio-997_acting_from-an-outsider-s-perspective-it-s-amaz_627599.jpg)
![“We were both [ with Russel Crowe] hand-plucked to do [The Quick and the Death]. He had done Romper Stomper and I had done Gilbert Grape and so we were hand- plucked to do this big budget film. So we were both very bright-eyed and bushy-tailed.” quote by Leonardo DiCaprio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/266/leonardo-dicaprio-997_bigs_we-were-both-with-russel-crowe-hand-pluc_2916491.jpg)
