Leonardo DiCaprio Quotes

• 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.

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• I just really love doing what I do. I know every career is fleeting and there will be time periods when I don’t get the opportunities that I’m getting right now, so I am taking advantage of them.

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• 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.

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• 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.

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• I don’t think I ever expected anything like an Oscar ever, to tell you the truth. That is not my motivation when I do these roles. I really am motivated by being able to work with great people and create a body of work that I can look back and be proud of.

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• I don’t see why I can’t have friends of both s*xes without wild rumors being circulated. It’s crazy.

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• Hoover was incredibly ambitious as a young man. He was highly motivated to succeed in Washington, primarily due to his mother’s expectations of him.

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• 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.

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• When a role for a young guy is being offered to me, I think of River Phoenix. It feels like a loss.

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• To believe in love, to be ready to give up anything for it, to be willing to risk your life for it, is the ultimate tragedy.

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• The role of Rimbaud is one of the most important roles to play for a young actor.

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• 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.

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• The first kiss I had was the most disgusting thing in my life. The girl injected about a pound of saliva into my mouth, and when I walked away I had to spit it all out.

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• 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.

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• School, I never truly got the knack of. I could never focus on things I didn’t want to learn.

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• Portraying emotionally ill characters gives me the chance to really act.

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• My mother is a walking miracle.

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• 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.

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• My career should adapt to me. Fame is like a VIP pass wherever you want to go.

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• Meryl Streep does things I would never have thought possible

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Birth:	11th November, 1974
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Actor, Producer

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