I love scuba diving, and I've been up and down the Amazon.
— Leonardo DiCaprio
I think I will always feel like an outsider.
Money was always on my mind when I was growing up. So I was always wondering how we were going to afford this and that. Acting seemed to be a shortcut out of the mess.
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.
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.
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.
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.
I got attention by being funny at school, pretending to be retarded, and jumping around with a deformed hand.
I'm not the kind of person who tries to be cool or trendy, I'm definitely an individual.
I am friends with Demi. Don't believe anything you read.
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.
Meryl Streep does things I would never have thought possible... Her presence on screen is outstanding.
Drugs? Every one has a choice and I choose not to do drugs.
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.
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.
My career should adapt to me. Fame is like a VIP pass wherever you want to go.
I was always the kid in school who tried to get attention, not necessarily the class clown, but I'd do little unexpected performances.
Hopefully I've gotten better as an actor as the years have gone on, but the type of work I want to do has never changed.
I love being immersed in nature, going to places in the world that are pristine and untouched by man. It's almost a religious experience when you go to a place like the Amazon, and there's no civilisation for thousands of miles.
I play fictitious characters often solving fictitious problems. I believe mankind has looked at climate change in the same way, as if it were a fiction.
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.
Raising awareness on the most pressing environmental issues of our time is more important than ever.
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.
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.
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.
Being dubbed as a hunk sort of annoys me. It gives me a yucky feeling.
If I want to go to a party with a few male friends, it doesn't mean I'm gay.
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.
The role of Rimbaud is one of the most important roles to play for a young actor.
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.
I couldn't deal with playing a character who rides motorcycles and has a leather jacket and is a tough kid, y'know?
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.
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.
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.
I can remember getting rejected systematically by casting directors as a young kid. I felt like the biggest outsider there ever was; that I'd never belong in that club.
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.
I get unhappy doing things that I'm not passionate about. Because I feel like I'm squandering this incredible gift I've been given to finance films. As soon as my name alone was enough to make this happen, I vowed to myself that I was going to work with directors who were changing cinema, doing something important, you know?
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.
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.
My mom, Irmelin, taught me the value of life. Her own life was saved by my grandmother during World War II.
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.
School, I never truly got the knack of. I could never focus on things I didn't want to learn.
I just want to keep doing what I'm doing and hopefully people will watch my movies.
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.
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.
When a role for a young guy is being offered to me, I think of River Phoenix. It feels like a loss.
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.
I've managed to keep a clear head and remain sane in this business because I remain a kid off-camera.
I don't see why I can't have friends of both sexes without wild rumors being circulated. It's crazy.
Portraying emotionally ill characters gives me the chance to really act.
