Widely known around the world as the actor “Leo,” Leonardo DiCaprio’s full name is Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio. Leo is one of Hollywood’s greatest American actors, and now filmmaker and producer. He is currently in a relationship with the actress, Camila Moronne. Leonardo came into the showbiz scene with much anticipation, being that he was such an eye candy growing up as a teen. Known already for his good looks, Leo was already seen as a talent from the likes of Robert De Niro who personally handpicked Leonardo to star opposite him in the film This Boy’s Life. From then on, a slew of other roles soon followed, including one of his first prominent roles in the film What’s Eating Gilbert Grape together with another rising matinee idol, Johnny Depp.
Leonardo would then star in the modern remake of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, and this film became the platform for further success in the future. He would star as a drug addict who had grand dreams of becoming a basketball star. With this role, Leo would take on other unique roles including those in Titanic, The Aviator, Catch Me If You Can, Inception, and The Departed, all of which had him a nomination for the Oscars. It was a surprise then that, being the talented actor that Leo was, he never won an Academy Awards yet. Then it would come to pass that Leonardo DiCaprio would win an Oscar for his role in the period film The Revenant where he played the role of the American hunter and frontiersman Hugh Glass. With how Leo reinvented himself apart from his amazing talent and looks, it would be well to know his mind through some of his famous quotes.
1. “Be thankful for the hard times, for they have made you.”
2. “Everywhere I go, somebody is staring at me, I don’t know if people are staring because they recognize me or because they think I’m a weirdo.”
3. “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.”
4. “I always feel like I’m on a roller-coaster, but I never want to get off! There’s a certain high you’re always on.”
5. ”I will succeed and nothing in this world is going to stop me.”
6. “Last night’s win at the Oscars was an incredible honor – but it was also an important opportunity to bring even more attention to climate change. Last year was the hottest in recorded history. Climate change is real, it is the most dire crisis our species has ever known, and it is happening right now. We must empower leaders who don’t speak for corporate interests but who speak for us, our children’s children and those whose voices cannot be heard. Take action!”
7. “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!”
8. “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.”
9. “Its business! Leave your emotions at the door.”
10. “I’m really moved by all the people on the internet demanding that i should win an Oscar. But to be honest, I only do this job because i love it, not to win prizes”
11. “Most of the time I do feel like I need someone else when I’m alone. But I can still get by with just my own company and that makes me a stronger person.”
12. “People want you to be a crazy, out-of-control teen brat. They want you miserable, just like them. They don’t want heroes; what they want is to see you fall.”
13. “Raising awareness on the most pressing environmental issues of our time is more important than ever.”
14. “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.’”
15. “I’ve just got to maintain my passion for what I do.”
16. “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.”
17. “I was always the kid in school who tried to get attention, not necessarily the class clown, but I’d do little unexpected performances.”
18. “I’m just starting to scratch the surface of what really makes me happy and it’s taken me a while to admit that acting like a little child and being a jerk and a punk is fun.”
19. “This created world really helped me as an actor. It heightened everything, which made it more dangerous, more interesting and more liberating.”
20. “Never let failure take control of you.”
21. “I got attention by being funny at school, pretending to be retarded, and jumping around with a deformed hand.”
22. “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.”
23. “School, I never truly got the knack of. I could never focus on things I didn’t want to learn.”
24. “Relationships are like electric currents.”
25. “If you have done the very best you can. worrying won’t make it any better. if you want to be successful, respect one rule.”
26. “Fall in love with the person who enjoys your madness. Not an idiot who forces you to be normal.”
27. “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’.”
28. “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.”
29. “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.”
30. “Cheers to my Haters, There is so much more to come!”
31. “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.”
32. “Everybody has gone through something that has changed them in a way that they could never go back to the person they once were.”
33. “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.”
34. “I’m 97% sure you don’t like me. But I’m 100% sure I don’t care.”
35. “I don’t see why I can’t have friends of both sexes without wild rumors being circulated. It’s crazy.”
36. “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.”
37. “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.”
38. “That’s the cool part of the business, going to different countries with your friends and having everything paid for by the studios.”
39. “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. “
40. “Cheers to the ones who doubted me.”
41. “When I was young, I used to have this thing where I wanted to see everything. I used to think, ‘How can I die without seeing every inch of this world?’”
42. “My father, George, has also affected the choices in my life regarding films. I like films that take chances or say something different or experiment. Growing up with him, I was surrounded by different artists – not just actors or film-makers but cartoonists, poets, writers.”
43. “My mom, Irmelin, taught me the value of life. Her own life was saved by my grandmother during World War II.”
44. “If money isn’t everything work at McDonalds.”
45. “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.”
46. “I’ve managed to keep a clear head and remain sane in this business because I remain a kid off-camera.”
47. “Enough is enough. The truth is our planet’s alarm is now going off and it’s time to wake up and take action.”
48. “Global warming is not only the No. 1 environmental challenge we face today, but one of the most important issues facing all of humanity. We all have to do our part to raise awareness about global warming and the problems we as a people face in promoting a sustainable environmental future for our planet.”
49. “Being dubbed as a hunk sort of annoys me. It gives me a yucky feeling.”
50. “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.”
51. “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.”
52. “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.”
53. “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.”
54. “Meryl Streep does things I would never have thought possible… Her presence on screen is outstanding.”
55. “I want you to back yourself into a corner. Give yourself no choice but to succeed. let the consequences of failure become so dire and so unthinkable that you’ll have no choice but to do whatever it takes to succeed.”
56. “Growing up in this business and truly wanting to be a part of the world of film, I’m a truly privileged person standing here today. But I must say, the pinnacle, the pinnacle of all that has been to work alongside one of the greatest contributors to the world of cinema of our time, and that is the great Martin Scorsese.”
57. “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.”
58. “I’m not the kind of person who tries to be cool or trendy, I’m definitely an individual.”
59. “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.”
60. “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.”
61. “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.”
62. “97% of the people who quit too soon are employed by the 3% who never gave up.”
63. “If you can do what you do best and be happy, you’re further along in life than most people.”
64. “Pay close attention to people who don’t clap when you win.”
65. “Portraying emotionally ill characters gives me the chance to really act.”
66. “Only you and you alone can change your situation. Don’t blame it on anything or anyone.”
67. “My career should adapt to me. Fame is like a VIP pass wherever you want to go.”
68. “I like doing things that scare me. I went bungee jumping, but sky diving is just the sickest thing.”
69. “Work until you don’t have to introduce yourself.”
70. “Kill them with success and bury them with a smile.”
