Leonardo Dicaprio Quotes

• "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."
• "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."
• "When a role for a young guy is being offered to me, I think of River Phoenix. It feels like a loss."
• "What I really wanted was to travel and see all the different animals that were on the verge of extinction."
• "There's some of Romeo's romance in me... I romanticise a lot of things in my mind."
• "This created world really helped me as an actor. It heightened everything, which made it more dangerous, more interesting and more liberating."
• "This is my first long-term relationship... and I can't wait to see her at the end of the day. She's the cutest girl in the world."
• "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."
• "The role of Rimbaud is one of the most important roles to play for a young actor."
• "Playing Arnie was fun because everything I did was spontaneous."
• "Portraying emotionally ill characters gives me the chance to really act."
• "Then I saw Keanu Reeves in 'Much Ado About Nothing' and I know if he can do it, I can do it too."
• "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."
• "My dad has always been the bohemian."
• "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."
• "My mother is a walking miracle."
• "Meryl Streep does things I would never have thought possible... Her presence on screen is outstanding."
• "My career should adapt to me. Fame is like a VIP pass wherever you want to go."
• "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."
• "It's easy to fall into the trap of believing all the hype that's written about you... Who knows? In a couple of years, you might find me in the loony bin!"
• "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."
• "It was the simple fact that there was probably not a cooler character on earth that I could play."
• "It's a tough thing-you get in a situation where you feel you have to be perfect all the time and it sucks."
• "It gets to the point where you're hot, you're hot, and when you're not, you're not. It's so true. I have to slow down soon."
• "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."
• "If I want to go to a party with a few male friends, it doesn't mean I'm gay."
• "If you can do what you do best and be happy, you're further along in life than most people."
• "I've changed. You can't help it. Your mind starts working in a different way. You feel really scrutinised by people."
• "I've just got to maintain my passion for what I do."
• "I've managed to keep a clear head and remain sane in this business because I remain a kid off-camera."
• "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."
• "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."
• "I wasn't sure at first-I didn't want to run around in tights, swinging a sword."
• "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."
• "I was expecting a little more from ol' Sharon y'know? I wasn't about to get down and dirty with her, so it was a bit of a let down. Actually, she hurt my lip."
• "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 was always the kid in school who tried to get attention, not necessarily the class clown, but I'd do little unexpected performances."
• "I was dreading winning. I didn't even plan a speech-I was worried that I would slip up or do something horrible. I was shaking in my seat, putting on a posed smile. Inside I was petrified."
• "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 rejected it many times because I thought it was just another commercial film. Sharon Stone and everything. But then, with one day to decide, I said, 'OK'. I like Sam Raimi and this character's really funny and cool."
• "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."
• "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."
• "I like doing things that scare me. I went bungee jumping, but sky diving is just the sickest thing."
• "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."
• "I hate it... I feel that when I see myself and these other cute faces, I'm just part of this meat factory."
• "I just want to keep doing what I'm doing and hopefully people will watch my movies."
• "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 don't think my parents would be shocked about anything I did, because they're so laid-back."
• "I don't see why I can't have friends of both sexes without wild rumors being circulated. It's crazy."
• "I didn't worry about what DeNiro thought... I went in, looked him in the eye, and got the part. I was confident, even though I'd never done anything like it before. Now I realise it was ignorant confidence-I had no idea."
• "I am friends with Demi. Don't believe anything you read."
• "I couldn't deal with playing a character who rides motorcycles and has a leather jacket and is a tough kid, y'know?"
• "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."
• "Drugs? Every one has a choice and I choose not to do drugs."
• "Don't think for a moment that I'm really like any of the characters I've played. I'm not. That's why it's called 'acting'."
• "Dad, I really want to become an actor, but if this is what it's all about, I don't want to do it."
• "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."
• "At first I thought I would have to put on an English accent and try a sort of affected Shakespeare thing."
• "I couldn't deal with playing a character who rides motorcycles and has a leather jacket and is a tough kid, y'know?"
• "I don't see why I can't have friends of both sexes without wild rumors being circulated. It's crazy."
• "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."
• "At first I thought I would have to put on an English accent and try a sort of affected Shakespeare thing."
• "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."
• "Don't think for a moment that I'm really like any of the characters I've played. I'm not. That's why it's called 'acting'."
• "Drugs? Every one has a choice and I choose not to do drugs"
• "My career should adapt to me. Fame is like a VIP pass wherever you want to go."