Leonardo DiCaprio Quotes
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I touched emotions I've never tapped in my entire life. I've heard people say, 'I hope this movie doesn't glamorise drugs.
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As we progress into the twenty-first century, anyone who considers themselves a realist will have to make the environment a top priority.
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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.
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It's very hard to impose your beliefs or a specific message about any given movie. I think that audiences always extract what they want from a film even if something isn't overtly political. They may or may not get it, and it's hard to control that.
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I suppose playing an older man is a way of preparing myself for getting older.
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We [ with Russel Crowe] had an Arabic coach there [ in the Body of Lies] that was really helpful, because it was more so than any accent. You have to be so exact, and there's different dialects of Arabic from country to country so it was really, really difficult to tell you the truth. And one of the hardest things I've ever had to do language-wise, because it comes from the throat. It's different. And also learning about the customs and the culture and all that, so we had advisors for that sort of thing.
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I want to be the perfect child. I owe so much to my parents and the way I was brought up.
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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.
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I think actors make the mistake of finding their little niche in the business and once they try to do something a little darker, boom, they get slapped across the face for it, so they go back to what they did before.
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I cheated a lot, because I just couldn't sit and do homework. I usually sat next to someone extremely smart.
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Me, I still believe in paradise. But now at least I know its not some place you can look for because its not where you go. It’s how you feel for a moment in your life when you’re a part of something and if you find that moment, it lasts forever.
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My mom, Irmelin, taught me the value of life. Her own life was saved by my grandmother during World War II.
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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.
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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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You have to enjoy life in the process. It may sound corny, but it's true. At the end of the day, we can't always achieve everything that we dream of but you do have to enjoy life in the process.
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Mother Earth is hurting. And she needs a generation of thoughtful, caring and active kids like all of you to protect her for the future.
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At first glance, you read something on the page and it can seem one way, and you can have your decisions before you wind up on set about what that set is supposed to mean, but until you're actually there doing them, there's really no way to understand it.
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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.
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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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I'm a big history buff so to walk the streets...the ancient world like that was pretty astounding.
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If you can unify the public mind saving an iconic species like the tiger, like they did with the panda, that means you have to protect their habitat and everything that they hunt. And that means saving massive, thousands of acres for them to be able to roam and breed. So it's more of a land effort.
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I think the environmental movement is the biggest people's movement in the world. Unfortunately, our governments and corporations haven't responded accordingly to protect our planet's natural resources.
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Love at first sight? I absolutely believe in it! You've got to keep the faith. Who doesn't like the idea that you could see someone tomorrow and she could be the love of your life? It's very romantic.
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To put a lot of hard work and effort into a project or character and for it to be recognised, how can it not be nice?