Portraying emotionally ill characters gives me the chance to really act. Leonardo DiCaprio More Quotes by Leonardo DiCaprio More Quotes From Leonardo DiCaprio 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. Leonardo DiCaprio movie guy actors 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. Leonardo DiCaprio expectations mother men Now is the time to divest and invest to let our world leaders know that we, as individuals and institutions, are taking action to address climate change, and we expect them to do their part this December in Paris at the U.N. climate talks. Leonardo DiCaprio paris our-world leader I urge individuals around the world to stand up, and ask local leaders, if they haven't already, to pledge to purchase cleaner cars, build green facilities, and buy green power like wind or solar energy. Our actions may determine if we become a casualty in the war for a habitable planet for generations to come. Leonardo DiCaprio car wind war I don't think my parents would be shocked about anything I did, because they're so laid-back. Leonardo DiCaprio laid-back parent thinking Then I saw Keanu Reeves in 'Much Ado About Nothing' and I know if he can do it, I can do it too. Leonardo DiCaprio i-can-do-it saws knows At first I thought I would have to put on an English accent and try a sort of affected Shakespeare thing. Leonardo DiCaprio accents trying firsts I have the same problem as Edward Furlong. I'm so thin! Leonardo DiCaprio problem When I grew up, I lived in the ghettos of Hollywood; it was the most disgusting place to be. I was known as the crazy little kid. I did impressions. Then I realized that's not what I want to do. I don't want to be a comedian to please other people. Leonardo DiCaprio ghetto crazy kids The role of Rimbaud is one of the most important roles to play for a young actor. Leonardo DiCaprio roles important play The last thing I want to turn into is a fat Hollywood jerk. I was brought up without much money and I was happy. I don’t think that I will strive for money or success and end up greedy or big-headed. That only leads to unhappiness. I can still be down-to-earth and do this job as long as I enjoy it. Leonardo DiCaprio jobs long thinking I just want to keep doing what I'm doing and hopefully people will watch my movies. Leonardo DiCaprio want watches people 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. Leonardo DiCaprio opinion people way I'm a big history buff so to walk the streets...the ancient world like that was pretty astounding. Leonardo DiCaprio ancient israel world I just happen to think people are better off doing something they actually like. Leonardo DiCaprio happens people thinking I believe humankind has looked at Climate Change in that same way: as if it were a fiction, happening to someone else’s planet, as if pretending that Climate Change wasn’t real would somehow make it go away. Leonardo DiCaprio going-away real believe I've really only had one (dream) since I got into this business at 13 years old, which was to be in this business forever. Once I did my first television commercial, I caught that itch and that bug. I want to be a part of pieces of art - as far as cinema is concerned - that people will want to see for generations to come. That's my dream. Leonardo DiCaprio television-commercials dream art We are facing a tipping point of environmental crisis unprecedented in human history and our very survival is dependent on protecting nature. Leonardo DiCaprio tipping environmental survival What I really wanted was to travel and see all the different animals that were on the verge of extinction. Leonardo DiCaprio extinction different animal There's some of Romeo's romance in me... I romanticise a lot of things in my mind. Leonardo DiCaprio romance mind
