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Quotes by Leonardo DiCaprio

At first I thought I would have to put on an English accent and try a sort of affected Shakespeare thing.
– Leonardo DiCaprio
Brothers don't necessarily have to say anything to each other-they can sit in a room and be together and just be completely comfortable with each other.
– Leonardo DiCaprio
Dad, I really want to become an actor, but if this is what it's all about, I don't want to do it.
– Leonardo DiCaprio
Don't think for a moment that I'm really like any of the characters I've played. I'm not. That's why it's called 'acting'.
– Leonardo DiCaprio
Drugs? Every one has a choice and I choose not to do drugs.
– Leonardo DiCaprio
I am friends with Demi. Don't believe anything you read.
– Leonardo DiCaprio
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
I didn't know what types of movies I wanted to do. I want to do things that are different. I want to take my time with each role.
– Leonardo DiCaprio
I didn't worry about what DeNiro thought... I went in, looked him in the eye, and got the part. I was confident, even though I'd never done anything like it before. Now I realise it was ignorant confidence-I had no idea.
– Leonardo DiCaprio
I don't see why I can't have friends of both sexes without wild rumors being circulated. It's crazy.
– Leonardo DiCaprio
I don't think my parents would be shocked about anything I did, because they're so laid-back.
– Leonardo DiCaprio
I get a friend to travel with me... I need somebody to bring me back to who I am. It's hard to be alone.
– Leonardo DiCaprio
I hate it... I feel that when I see myself and these other cute faces, I'm just part of this meat factory.
– Leonardo DiCaprio
I just want to keep doing what I'm doing and hopefully people will watch my movies.
– Leonardo DiCaprio
I like doing things that scare me. I went bungee jumping, but sky diving is just the sickest thing.
– Leonardo DiCaprio
I like to be able to play a character and act out a lot of things which I can't or don't do in my normal everyday life.
– Leonardo DiCaprio
I prefer ordinary girls - you know, college students, waitresses, that sort of thing. Most of the girls I go out with are just good friends. Just because I go out to the cinema with a girl, it doesn't mean we are dating.
– Leonardo DiCaprio
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 the character and do the best I can, and that's all I really do.
– Leonardo DiCaprio
I rejected it many times because I thought it was just another commercial film. Sharon Stone and everything. But then, with one day to decide, I said, 'OK'. I like Sam Raimi and this character's really funny and cool.
– Leonardo DiCaprio
I touched emotions I've never tapped in my entire life. I've heard people say, 'I hope this movie doesn't glamorise drugs.
– Leonardo DiCaprio
I want to be a jerk like the rest of my friends, and have fun, and not care about the consequences, but I just can't now.
– Leonardo DiCaprio
I was always the kid in school who tried to get attention, not necessarily the class clown, but I'd do little unexpected performances.
– Leonardo DiCaprio
I was dreading winning. I didn't even plan a speech-I was worried that I would slip up or do something horrible. I was shaking in my seat, putting on a posed smile. Inside I was petrified.
– Leonardo DiCaprio
I was expecting a little more from ol' Sharon y'know? I wasn't about to get down and dirty with her, so it was a bit of a let down. Actually, she hurt my lip.
– Leonardo DiCaprio
I wasn't sure at first-I didn't want to run around in tights, swinging a sword.
– Leonardo DiCaprio
I'm probably not going to get married unless I live with somebody for 10 or 20 years. But these people (Romeo and Juliet) took a chance and they did it. We don't have the balls that Romeo did.
– Leonardo DiCaprio
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 I've got lots of material to work with as an actor.
– Leonardo DiCaprio
I've been planted here to be a vessel for acting... That's why I'm really taking any part, regardless of how complicated it's going to be.
– Leonardo DiCaprio
I've changed. You can't help it. Your mind starts working in a different way. You feel really scrutinised by people.
– Leonardo DiCaprio
I've just got to maintain my passion for what I do.
– Leonardo DiCaprio
I've managed to keep a clear head and remain sane in this business because I remain a kid off-camera.
– Leonardo DiCaprio
I've never been Romeo who meets a girl and falls for her immediately. It's been a much slower process for me each time I've gone into a relationship.
– Leonardo DiCaprio
If I want to go to a party with a few male friends, it doesn't mean I'm gay.
– Leonardo DiCaprio
If you can do what you do best and be happy, you're further along in life than most people.
– Leonardo DiCaprio
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 soon.
– Leonardo DiCaprio
It was closer to manual labor than shooting a film. I always think of something Michael Caton-Jones told me: 'Pain is temporary. Film is forever.'
– Leonardo DiCaprio
It was the simple fact that there was probably not a cooler character on earth that I could play.
– Leonardo DiCaprio
It's a tough thing-you get in a situation where you feel you have to be perfect all the time and it sucks.
– Leonardo DiCaprio
It's easy to fall into the trap of believing all the hype that's written about you... Who knows? In a couple of years, you might find me in the loony bin!
– Leonardo DiCaprio
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 to continue to do that kind of movie.
– Leonardo DiCaprio
Meryl Streep does things I would never have thought possible... Her presence on screen is outstanding.
– Leonardo DiCaprio
My career should adapt to me. Fame is like a VIP pass wherever you want to go.
– Leonardo DiCaprio
My dad has always been the bohemian.
– Leonardo DiCaprio
My dad's probably one of the kindest people in the world. When I was younger that's not how I was- I was a little spoiled brat.
– Leonardo DiCaprio
My mother is a walking miracle.
– Leonardo DiCaprio
Playing Arnie was fun because everything I did was spontaneous.
– Leonardo DiCaprio
Portraying emotionally ill characters gives me the chance to really act.
– Leonardo DiCaprio
The best thing about acting is that I get to lose myself in another character and actually get paid for it... It's a great outlet. I'm not really sure who I am-it seems I change every day.
– Leonardo DiCaprio
The good thing about acting is that it always keeps you on your toes... It's not like any other job where you can go in and do the same thing as yesterday.
– Leonardo DiCaprio
The role of Rimbaud is one of the most important roles to play for a young actor.
– Leonardo DiCaprio
Then I saw Keanu Reeves in 'Much Ado About Nothing' and I know if he can do it, I can do it too.
– Leonardo DiCaprio
There's some of Romeo's romance in me... I romanticise a lot of things in my mind.
– Leonardo DiCaprio
This created world really helped me as an actor. It heightened everything, which made it more dangerous, more interesting and more liberating.
– Leonardo DiCaprio
This is my first long-term relationship... and I can't wait to see her at the end of the day. She's the cutest girl in the world.
– Leonardo DiCaprio
What I really wanted was to travel and see all the different animals that were on the verge of extinction.
– Leonardo DiCaprio
When a role for a young guy is being offered to me, I think of River Phoenix. It feels like a loss.
– Leonardo DiCaprio
When I was doing 'This Boy's Life' I wanted to be as old as Robert DeNiro and as experienced as him and have the same respect as he did in that movie.
– Leonardo DiCaprio
With Romeo and Juliet, you're talking about two people who meet one night, and get married the same night. I believe in love at first sight-but it hasn't happened to me yet.
– Leonardo DiCaprio
You do need parental guidance and I was in a great position with both my mum and dad. They split when I was a baby but even though I stayed with my mom they were both very much involved in my upbringing.
– Leonardo DiCaprio
Raising awareness on the most pressing environmental issues of our time is more important than ever.
– Leonardo DiCaprio
My mom, Irmelin, taught me the value of life. Her own life was saved by my grandmother during World War II.
– Leonardo DiCaprio
I'm not the kind of person who tries to be cool or trendy, I'm definitely an individual.
– Leonardo DiCaprio
I realise that I do not change the course of history. I am an actor, I do a movie, that's the end of it. You have to realise we are just clowns for hire. After I had success it was great, at first, not to worry about money. It was on my mind when I was growing up.
– Leonardo DiCaprio
I have learned from my experiences in this industry that there is absolutely no way to control people's opinions on your performance in your movie. You go out there, promote your film and hope people like the work you did.
– Leonardo DiCaprio
I grew up when I was 15 when I had my first opportunity in movies. I watched every great movie for a year and a half, and since then I've asked myself how I can emulate such artistry. That's really my motivation. I want to do something as good as my heroes have done.
– Leonardo DiCaprio
I got attention by being funny at school, pretending to be retarded, and jumping around with a deformed hand.
– Leonardo DiCaprio