Leonardo DiCaprio Quotes

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.

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?'

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

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.

You can make history, or you will be vilified by it.

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.

Raising awareness on the most pressing environmental issues of our time is more important than ever.

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

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.

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.

Sometimes I wonder will God ever forgive us for what we've done to each other? Then I look around and I realize God left this place a long time ago.

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.

There is no element of genius without some form of madness.

A single idea from the human mind can build cities. An idea can transform the world and rewrite all the rules.

Dark green is my favorite color. It's the color of nature and the color of money and the color of moss!

I'm still exploring in a lot of ways. I don't know myself completely.

If you can do what you do best and be happy, you're further along in life than most people.

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

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 like doing things that scare me. I went bungee jumping, but sky diving is just the sickest thing.

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

I'm shy, but when the time comes to be wild, I'm fun-loving, adventurous, and mysterious.

It's a weird feeling when people are defining you, and you haven't even defined yourself.

Sometimes you've got to go to the wrong place just to show that you're not afraid to go there.

Being dubbed as a hunk sort of annoys me. It gives me a yucky feeling.

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

If we do not act together, we will surely perish.

Dreams feel real while we're in them. It's only when we wake up that we realize something was actually strange.

Honored delegates, leaders of the world, I pretend for a living.

The best thing about acting is that I get to lose myself in another character and actually get paid for it. As for myself, I'm not really sure who I am. I change every day.

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.

A man's legacy is determined by how the story ends.

As we progress into the twenty-first century, anyone who considers themselves a realist will have to make the environment a top priority.

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.

We only get one planet.

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.

You see, I think negative emotions are always trumped by positive emotions.

I've managed to keep a clear head and remain sane in this business because I remain a kid off-camera.

I will fly around the world doing good for the environment.

I couldn't deal with playing a character who rides motorcycles and has a leather jacket and is a tough kid, y'know?

It’s easy to be an expert if you’re the only one in the world with an interest.

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.'

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.

My mother is a walking miracle.

If you're gonna let the character be the story, you better set a tone that allows the actors to do the best work they can do.

My parents know I was outgoing as a child, and whenever people came over I'd automatically do impressions of them as soon as they left; it was my mom's favorite thing.

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.

It's a tough thing-you get in a situation where you feel you have to be perfect all the time and it sucks.

I've changed. You can't help it. Your mind starts working in a different way. You feel really scrutinised by people.

Acting is the only time when I truly maintain the spontaneity that I want to be present at all times.