Gilbert Grape Quotes
Seeing Gilbert Grape again feels like flipping through a scrapbook of teenage obsessions. One fan says the film sparked a lifelong love for Leonardo DiCaprio; another jokes about the full‑circle moment of working with Juliette Lewis. If you enjoy behind‑the‑scenes anecdotes, check out our Leonardo DiCaprio and coming‑of‑age cinema pages for more nostalgia.
![“I think he [Leonardo DiCaprio] is a terrific actor. And I've - I've been rooting and voting for him since "Gilbert Grape." I thought he was so amazing in that one. He was a young man, really very young boy.” quote by Maggie Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/fbc/maggie-smith-8377_actors_i-think-he-leonardo-dicaprio-is-a-terrif_1830327.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)
