Leonardo DiCaprio Quotes

I like to prepare as much as possible beforehand, but there's definitely that element of fear when you're on set, and you have to be conscious of it and use that fear to drive you to work harder.

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.

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.

I want to be the perfect child. I owe so much to my parents and the way I was brought up.

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.

What I really wanted was to travel and see all the different animals that were on the verge of extinction.

When I can't immediately define the character, and there's an element of mystery to it and still a lot to be explored, that's when I say yes.

I'm not really the quiet type, although some people think I am. But I'm the rebel type in the sense that I don't think I'm like everyone else. I try to be an individual.

Climate change is severely impacting the health of our planet and all of its inhabitants, and we must transition to a clean energy economy that does not rely on fossil fuels.

Our planet's alarm is going off, and it is time to wake up and take action!

I suppose playing an older man is a way of preparing myself for getting older.

We are facing a tipping point of environmental crisis unprecedented in human history and our very survival is dependent on protecting nature.

You never know as a director what other directors do. Because you don't get to see what they do.

I feel a moral obligation to speak out at this key moment in human history - it is a moment for action.

My mom, Irmelin, taught me the value of life. Her own life was saved by my grandmother during World War II.

I'm a big history buff so to walk the streets...the ancient world like that was pretty astounding.

I touched emotions I've never tapped in my entire life. I've heard people say, 'I hope this movie doesn't glamorise drugs.

I have never been a fashionista or someone who puts a lot of thought into what I wear, and I dress to be as comfortable as I possibly can.

I'm nothing like Romeo in real life.

I have the same problem as Edward Furlong. I'm so thin!

I've got this reputation for shooting one take which is a wonderful reputation to have but it's hard to live up to.

I just want to keep doing what I'm doing and hopefully people will watch my movies.

Playing Arnie was fun because everything I did was spontaneous.

I am not a scientist, but I don't need to be.

My dad has always been the bohemian.

I just happen to think people are better off doing something they actually like.

Some people don't get it when I'm being sarcastic.

As a little kid growing up in Hollywood, I was called 'a little crazy'. And now I guess I'm still that way.

What I would do in order to be popular was, I'd put myself on line and joke around and be funny, and I was always known as the crazy kid.

And now it's your turn - the time to answer the greatest challenge of our existence on this planet is now.

I know a lot of the intense moments in 'Titanic' were made that much easier and were pushed to even further limits because of that relationship.

I don't think there's a specific science you can put on dream psychology. I think that it's up to the, obviously, the individual.

The role of Rimbaud is one of the most important roles to play for a young actor.

My friends, this body - perhaps more than any other gathering in human history - now faces that difficult task.

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.

This created world really helped me as an actor. It heightened everything, which made it more dangerous, more interesting and more liberating.

I don't think my parents would be shocked about anything I did, because they're so laid-back.

Then I saw Keanu Reeves in 'Much Ado About Nothing' and I know if he can do it, I can do it too.

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.

It's my first sort of commercial attempt, but it made sense for me because I'm not that kind of guy and I'm not going to continue to do that kind of movie.

When I was doing 'This Boy's Life' I wanted to be as old as Robert DeNiro and as experienced as him and have the same respect as he did in that movie.

I think sexiness in most people - and this is going to sound superficial - is definitely something you don't plan.

I have to say as an actor I have been inspired by so many British actors throughout the years.

People always ask, 'Was it fun? Was it fun working on a movie?' I don't know if that's the operative word. It is challenging and interesting and all those other things, but fun isn't always.

There's so many intangible forces that come into play when making a film, I have no idea what the public will ultimately think of something that I do, let alone critics.

Sam [Mendes] said he took advantage of the fact that Kate and I were so close for many years. He knew it was something he could harness in our performances, and we knew that too.

I never thought I could travel unless I had a wife or someone to share it with. You don't necessarily need that, but I am the type of person that wants to share a lot.

I watch a lot of Turner Classic movies. But I don't do private screenings. I don't have the old school, reel to reel projectors. I do have a big screen TV, though.

I've never known a situation in my career where a terrible script turned into a movie that was out of this world or was a success.

I grew up in Hollywood but not in any rich neighborhood.