Leonardo DiCaprio movie quotes

“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.”
Leonardo DiCaprio

“I have to say that whatever decisions I make, I really do think that movie making is a director's medium. They are the people that ultimately shape the film, and a director can take great material and turn it into garbage if they are not capable of making a good movie.”
Leonardo DiCaprio

“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.”
Leonardo DiCaprio

“School, I never truly got the knack of. I could never focus on things I didn't want to learn.”
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 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

“Portraying emotionally ill characters gives me the chance to really act.”
Leonardo DiCaprio

“As a young boy, I was obsessed with endangered species and the extinct species that men killed off. Biology was the subject in school that I was incredibly passionate about.”
Leonardo DiCaprio

“The bottom line is, when it comes to an actor and his performance, whether nominated or not, it simply has to do with whether that character had enough resonance with the audience.”
Leonardo DiCaprio

“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.”
Leonardo DiCaprio

“I got attention by being funny at school, pretending to be retarded, and jumping around with a deformed hand.”
Leonardo DiCaprio

“Drugs? Everyone has a choice and I choose not to do drugs.”
Leonardo DiCaprio

“I remember reading the book in high school and always thinking of Gatsby as this strong, stoic, suave, mysterious man who had everything under control. But when I read it as an adult, I realised he is a hollow man, a shell of a person trying to find meaning, who is not completely in touch with reality.”
Leonardo DiCaprio

“People are always like, 'It must be so hard for you, not to be able to leave your house. I'm like, 'No, I go where I want and do whatever I want all the time.' 'No, you walk down the street?' 'Yeah, I do all the time.' 'Really?' 'Yeah, all the time.'”
Leonardo DiCaprio

“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.”
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

“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

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

“I've been very lucky to have achieved a lot of the things that I dreamt of achieving as a young man. But, at the end of the day - and I truly believe this - it is not about achieving great wealth or success. Because they don't bring happiness, ultimately.”
Leonardo DiCaprio

“I'm not the kind of person who tries to be cool or trendy, I'm definitely an individual.”
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

“- Max Belfort: This is obscene!
- Jordan Belfort: It was obscene, in the real world. But who the fuck wanted to live there?”
Rob Reiner - Max Belfort
Leonardo DiCaprio - Jordan Belfort

You wanna know what money sounds like? Go to a trading floor on wall street. "Fuck this, shit that. Cunt, cock, asshole". I couldn't believe how these guys talked to each other! I was hooked in seconds. It was like mainlining adrenaline.
Leonardo DiCaprio - Jordan Belfort

“- Gilbert: God, Arnie, you're getting so big. Pretty soon I ain't gonna be able to carry you no more.
- Arnie Grape: No, you're getting littler, Gilbert. You're getting littler, you're shrinking! You're shrinking, Gilbert, you're shrinking! Shrinking, shrinking, shrinking!”

Johnny Depp - Gilbert Grape
Leonardo DiCaprio - Arnie Grape